Outcome of a web-based mindfulness intervention for families living with mental illness – A feasibility study
Författare
Summary, in English
Families living with a person with mental illness can experience distress requiring therapeutic interventions. Web-based mindfulness interventions have shown beneficial health outcomes for both clinical and healthy populations, and may help families cope and overcome barriers that can otherwise hinder a help-seeking process. Aims: To develop and assess outcomes of a web-based mindfulness intervention for families living with a person with mental illness. Methods: A pilot study investigating an 8-week web-based mindfulness intervention with a pre–post design and follow-up after 3 months, with mindfulness as the primary outcome and perceived stress, caregiver burden and self-compassion as secondary outcomes. The study included a sample of 97 persons approached by advertisement in newspapers, newsletters, and online. Results: The study showed significant improvements in levels of mindfulness post-intervention and at follow-up as well as significant improvements in levels of perceived stress, caregiver burden, and self-compassion both post-intervention and at follow-up. Discussion: Acceptability and feasibility of the intervention were high, outcomes were relevant, and the intervention showed positive and significant results supporting the hypothesis that the intervention may help families cope with a stressful situation. Conclusion: Further randomized controlled studies of the intervention are needed to investigate the intervention’s effectiveness, including dose-effect studies.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2017-01
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
97-108
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Informatics for Health and Social Care
Volym
42
Issue
1
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Informa Healthcare
Ämne
- Other Health Sciences
Nyckelord
- Caregiver burden
- compassion
- mental illness
- mindfulness
- stress
- web-based support
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Mental Health Services Research
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1753-8157