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Changes in Mindfulness Following a Mindfulness Telehealth Intervention

Abstract  

The goal of this pilot study was to examine changes in self-reported levels of mindfulness in the context of an 8-week mindfulness
telehealth intervention for military veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants were
24 male veterans with PTSD aged 23 to 66 (M = 55.2). Participants were randomized to either a mindfulness telehealth intervention
or a PTSD psychoeducation telehealth condition. Both interventions consisted of two in-person sessions and six telephone sessions.
Measures were collected pre- and posttreatment and at 6-week follow-up and included the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale
(MAAS), the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI), and the Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Conditions by
time interaction effects were found in the expected direction for the MAAS, WBSI, FFMQ Observing, and FFMQ Describing facets, indicating gains in skills for the mindfulness group over the course of the study. Results also suggest that a brief
telehealth intervention introducing mindfulness skills may be effective in increasing levels of mindfulness as measured by
these instruments. Limitations include a small sample size and lack of intent-to-treat analyses. The present study represents
one of the few published studies to use multiple measures of mindfulness to examine changes in mindfulness skills and the
first known published study to examine changes in mindfulness following a brief telehealth intervention.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category ORIGINAL PAPER
  • Pages 1-10
  • DOI 10.1007/s12671-012-0130-5
  • Authors
    • Barbara L. Niles, National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-2), Boston, MA 02130, USA
    • Anka A. Vujanovic, National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-2), Boston, MA 02130, USA
    • Amy K. Silberbogen, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-2), Boston, MA 02130, USA
    • Antonia V. Seligowski, National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-2), Boston, MA 02130, USA
    • Carrie M. Potter, National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-2), Boston, MA 02130, USA
    • Journal Mindfulness
    • Online ISSN 1868-8535
    • Print ISSN 1868-8527
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 09/12/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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