Survivors of a family member or a significant other who committed suicide
Conditions
Interventions
MBCT:mindfulness based cognitive therapy
Sponsors
School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Survivors of a family member or a significant other who committed suicide; 2) at least 6 months have been passed since the death of the family member or the significant other.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) those who cannot read Chinese or understand Cantonese as the intervention will be conducted in group format in Cantonese; 2) unable to participate in the 8 week intervention; 3) the presence of severe physical or mental health conditions which hinder the participation of the 8 week intervention; and 4) having an score of 102 or above in the Inventory of Complicated Grief – Revised version (ICG-R). All participants will only join on voluntary basis and they can also withdraw anytime.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complicated Grief; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9);Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7);The WHO 5 Well-Being Index (WHO-5);Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS);Brief COPE scale;Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ);Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS);Experience in Close Relationship-Relationship Structures questionnaire (ECR-RS);Integration of Stressful Life Experiences Scale (ISLES); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Samuel Yeung-shan WONG
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed