Outcome of a web-based mindfulness intervention for families living with mental illness – A feasibility study
Stjernswärd, Sigrid LU
and Hansson, Lars
LU
(2017)
In Informatics for Health and Social Care
42(1).
p.97-108
- Abstract
Families living with a person with mental illness can experience distress requiring therapeutic interventions. Web-based mindfulness interventions have shown beneficial health outcomes for both clinical and healthy populations, and may help families cope and overcome barriers that can otherwise hinder a help-seeking process. Aims: To develop and assess outcomes of a web-based mindfulness intervention for families living with a person with mental illness. Methods: A pilot study investigating an 8-week web-based mindfulness intervention with a pre–post design and follow-up after 3 months, with mindfulness as the primary outcome and perceived stress, caregiver burden and self-compassion as secondary outcomes. The study included a sample of... (More)
Families living with a person with mental illness can experience distress requiring therapeutic interventions. Web-based mindfulness interventions have shown beneficial health outcomes for both clinical and healthy populations, and may help families cope and overcome barriers that can otherwise hinder a help-seeking process. Aims: To develop and assess outcomes of a web-based mindfulness intervention for families living with a person with mental illness. Methods: A pilot study investigating an 8-week web-based mindfulness intervention with a pre–post design and follow-up after 3 months, with mindfulness as the primary outcome and perceived stress, caregiver burden and self-compassion as secondary outcomes. The study included a sample of 97 persons approached by advertisement in newspapers, newsletters, and online. Results: The study showed significant improvements in levels of mindfulness post-intervention and at follow-up as well as significant improvements in levels of perceived stress, caregiver burden, and self-compassion both post-intervention and at follow-up. Discussion: Acceptability and feasibility of the intervention were high, outcomes were relevant, and the intervention showed positive and significant results supporting the hypothesis that the intervention may help families cope with a stressful situation. Conclusion: Further randomized controlled studies of the intervention are needed to investigate the intervention’s effectiveness, including dose-effect studies.
(Less)
- author
- Stjernswärd, Sigrid
LU
and Hansson, Lars
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Caregiver burden, compassion, mental illness, mindfulness, stress, web-based support
- in
- Informatics for Health and Social Care
- volume
- 42
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 97 - 108
- publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:84973167521
- pmid:27245198
- wos:000389473100007
- ISSN
- 1753-8157
- DOI
- 10.1080/17538157.2016.1177533
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 7e377d16-d790-4642-b3dc-92216b816a95
- date added to LUP
- 2016-07-08 12:26:47
- date last changed
- 2024-03-07 09:29:52
@article{7e377d16-d790-4642-b3dc-92216b816a95,
abstract = {{<p>Families living with a person with mental illness can experience distress requiring therapeutic interventions. Web-based mindfulness interventions have shown beneficial health outcomes for both clinical and healthy populations, and may help families cope and overcome barriers that can otherwise hinder a help-seeking process. Aims: To develop and assess outcomes of a web-based mindfulness intervention for families living with a person with mental illness. Methods: A pilot study investigating an 8-week web-based mindfulness intervention with a pre–post design and follow-up after 3 months, with mindfulness as the primary outcome and perceived stress, caregiver burden and self-compassion as secondary outcomes. The study included a sample of 97 persons approached by advertisement in newspapers, newsletters, and online. Results: The study showed significant improvements in levels of mindfulness post-intervention and at follow-up as well as significant improvements in levels of perceived stress, caregiver burden, and self-compassion both post-intervention and at follow-up. Discussion: Acceptability and feasibility of the intervention were high, outcomes were relevant, and the intervention showed positive and significant results supporting the hypothesis that the intervention may help families cope with a stressful situation. Conclusion: Further randomized controlled studies of the intervention are needed to investigate the intervention’s effectiveness, including dose-effect studies.</p>}},
author = {{Stjernswärd, Sigrid and Hansson, Lars}},
issn = {{1753-8157}},
keywords = {{Caregiver burden; compassion; mental illness; mindfulness; stress; web-based support}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
pages = {{97--108}},
publisher = {{Informa Healthcare}},
series = {{Informatics for Health and Social Care}},
title = {{Outcome of a web-based mindfulness intervention for families living with mental illness – A feasibility study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2016.1177533}},
doi = {{10.1080/17538157.2016.1177533}},
volume = {{42}},
year = {{2017}},
}