health promotion
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: App-based mindfulness training as the intervention for a duration of 2 weeks, at least one session per day taking around 9-15 minutes
Group 2: passive control group without intervention, unde
Sponsors
Universität Witten/Herdecke
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: for RCT: dental surgery scheduled in the Witten/Herdecke dental university clinic (at least 4 weeks ahead), willingness to participate in the study and to use the app, availability of an own smartphone, willingness to participate in all three data collection times and to fill in the required questionnaires, capability to give informed consent, fluent written and spoken German; additionally for the interviews: part of the intervention group in the RCT, intervention has ended, T0 and T1 questionnaires are filled in, agreement given in T1 to be contacted for making an appointment for the interview, agreement given for the participation in an interview
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: for RCT: acute psychological problems that could affect the participation or a participant's safety; acute cognitive impairment, meditation and/or relaxation practice in the past 8 weeks, insufficient German skills, no mobile phone and/or phone without access to AppStore or GooglePlay, requiring emergency dental procedure, active substance and/or alcohol dependence for interviews: randomised to control group during RCT, not responding to T0 and/or T1 questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in anxiety levels post- intervention and pre-surgery (T1). Online survey consisting of questionnaire Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) (German versions) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in subjective well-being at T1 and T2 using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS); changes in perceived stress at T1 and T0 using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and changes in anxiety at T1 and T2 assessed using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD7); changes in mindfulness at T1 and T2 using the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, dental anxiety at T2 using the MDAS and Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS), and pain at T2, assessed categorically via a pain scale. Within-group changes assessed relative to baseline; between-group changes assessed relative to control group. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactTobias Esch
Universität Witten/Herdecke
Outcome results
None listed