Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
The Mindfulness Based Health Promotion Program (MBHP) comes from the categories of Mindfulness Based Interventions, being developed by the “Mente Aberta” Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Pr
Mark G. Williams and John D. Teasdale, in 2002. It will be implemented with students in health courses on the São Paulo campuses (Demarzo and Garcia-Campayo, 2015).
The intervention will take place fo
the body scan
walking with mindfulness
practice of breathing, sounds and thoughts
mindful movements
3-minute practice
mindfulness practice of thoughts and compassion meditation. Ways to take what was learned into everyday life will also be discussed, through so-called informal practices. From this, the sessions will
2a - Mindfulness of Breathing
3a - Mindfulness in Daily Life
4a - Applying Mindfulness in Challenging Situations
5a - Mindfulness of Mind and Thoughts
6a - Silence
7a - Mindfulness and Compassion
8a - Mindfulness for Life.
After the sessions, it will be recommended that participants perform about 30 minutes of
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers; undergraduate students at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP); campus São Paulo age greater than or equal to 16 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with acute mental disorders; age less than 16 years on the date of signature of the TCLE; previous pregnancy within six months or current; and regular practitioners of mindfulness, meditation, yoga
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based intervention on subjective well-being using the WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Scores range from 0 to 100%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on the perceived stress level of university students. Perceived stress was assessed using the perceived stress scale (PSS-10), in which scores range from 0 to 40, with higher values indicating greater perceived stress.;To evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based intervention on anxiety and depression states. These states will be measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). A Portuguese version was applied and scores found with a value greater than or equal to 7 will be considered as suggestive of anxiety and values greater than or equal to 6 as suggestive of depression. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEvelin Mello
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed