Mental Health Wellness 1
Conditions
Keywords
mindfulness, meditation, stress, burn-out, personality, randomized controlled trial
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of two mindfulness interventions for stress, anxiety and burnout in mental health professionals. Participants will receive the treatments in reverse order: a brief intervention based on body-centered exercises and another brief intervention based on sitting meditation. It is hypothesized that both interventions will decrease stress and anxiety levels and professional burnout, with mindfulness body-centered exercises being at least as effective as mindfulness meditations.
Detailed description
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of two mindfulness interventions for stress, anxiety and burnout in mental health professionals. It is a 2-sequence, 2-period, 2-treatment crossover design with sequences AB and BA. Treatment A consists of a block of five sessions of bodyfulness exercises, whereas experimental treatment B consists of a block of five sessions of sitting mindfulness meditation exercises. In the sixth session, the exercise blocks will be exchanged. Each group will be composed of half the sample, with a initial sample of 130. The principal hypothesis is that both interventions will decrease stress and anxiety levels and professional burnout, with body-centered exercises being at least as effective as mindfulness sitting meditations. Secondarily, the personality type will be analyzed as a moderating variable in those variables in which the interventions will be effective. Third, a qualitative study will be conducted in order to analyze the perceptions of change and experiences in Cuban mental health professionals who are beginner meditators. This study will allow to understand the differential effectiveness of bodyfulness and midfulness and what types of personality may benefit most from different types of meditation interventions. Also, it will hell to get a deeper understanding of mindfulness practice in a new cultural context (i.e., Cuba). A previous pilot study will be conduct to investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of a culturally-adapted mindfulness-based intervention in Cuba.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSitting Mindfulness Exercises.
5 weekly sessions of 2,5 hours/session of Sitting Mindfulness Meditation
BEHAVIORALBody Mindfulness Exercises
5 weekly sessions of 2,5 hours/session of Body Scan and Mindful Movements
Sponsors
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
It is a 2-sequence, 2-period, 2-treatment crossover design with sequences AB and BA
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* To be a full time mental health professional * To be 18 years or older * To be able to attend weekly sessions
Exclusion criteria
* To suffer a pathology that discourages participation in the study. * Previous training in mindfulness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline State Anxiety at three-months follow-up | Baseline, Three-months follow-up | State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE |
| Change from Baseline State Anxiety at 5 weeks | Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline | State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE |
| Change from Baseline State Anxiety at 10 weeks | Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks | State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE |
| Change from Baseline Stress at 5 weeks | Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline | Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale |
| Change from Baseline Burnout at 5 weeks | Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline | Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout. |
| Change from Baseline Stress at 10 weeks | Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks | Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale |
| Change from Baseline Stress at three-months follow-up | Baseline, Three-months follow-up | Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale |
| Change from Baseline Burnout at 10 weeks | Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks | Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout. |
| Change from Baseline Burnout at at three-months follow-up | Baseline, Three-months follow-up | Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The sixteen personality factor questionnaire | Baseline | Cattell's 16 personality factors. This test uses a public domain scales from the Internation Personality Item Pool to measure the same traits. |
| Sociodemographic data | Baseline | Gender, age, marital status, professional status, years of mental health work, workplace, previous experience in related techniques. |
Countries
Cuba
Outcome results
None listed