Álvaro Orosa-Duarte1,2, Roberto Mediavilla3,4, Ainoa Muñoz-Sanjose1,3, Ángela Palao1,2,3, Joaquín Garde1,2, Vera López-Herrero2, María-Fe Bravo-Ortiz1,2,3, Carmen Bayón1,2,3, Beatriz Rodríguez-Vega1,2,3. 1. Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. 2. Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 3. Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health Area, La Paz University Hospital Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain. 4. Faculty of Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of a mindfulness-based mobile application versus an in-person mindfulness-based training program in terms of reducing anxiety and increasing empathy, self-compassion, and mindfulness in a population of healthcare students. METHODS: The authors conducted a single-blind, randomised controlled trial with three parallel groups. Participants were allocated to the mobile app, the in-person mindfulness-based program (IMBP), or a control group. Assessments at baseline and postintervention (8 weeks) included measures of anxiety, empathy, self-compassion, and mindfulness. RESULTS: Of 168 students randomised, 84 were analysed on an intention-to-treat basis (app: n = 31; IMBP: n = 23; control: n = 30). The mobile app group showed a large effect size for reductions in trait anxiety compared with controls (g = 0.85, p = 0.003), and a medium, nonsignificant effect compared with the IMBP group (g = 0.52, p = 0.152). Participants from both interventions experienced a significant increase in self-compassion and mindfulness compared with controls. Levels of empathy remained unchanged for the 3 arms. CONCLUSIONS: A mobile app can be as effective as an IMBP in reducing anxiety and increasing self-compassion and mindfulness among healthcare students.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of a mindfulness-based mobile application versus an in-person mindfulness-based training program in terms of reducing anxiety and increasing empathy, self-compassion, and mindfulness in a population of healthcare students. METHODS: The authors conducted a single-blind, randomised controlled trial with three parallel groups. Participants were allocated to the mobile app, the in-person mindfulness-based program (IMBP), or a control group. Assessments at baseline and postintervention (8 weeks) included measures of anxiety, empathy, self-compassion, and mindfulness. RESULTS: Of 168 students randomised, 84 were analysed on an intention-to-treat basis (app: n = 31; IMBP: n = 23; control: n = 30). The mobile app group showed a large effect size for reductions in trait anxiety compared with controls (g = 0.85, p = 0.003), and a medium, nonsignificant effect compared with the IMBP group (g = 0.52, p = 0.152). Participants from both interventions experienced a significant increase in self-compassion and mindfulness compared with controls. Levels of empathy remained unchanged for the 3 arms. CONCLUSIONS: A mobile app can be as effective as an IMBP in reducing anxiety and increasing self-compassion and mindfulness among healthcare students.
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Behavioural sciences; communication skills; ethics/attitudes; student support
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