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Mindfulnessbaserad Rökavvänjning i Grupp: en explorativ studie

Rosenqvist, Dan and Sand, Jonas (2006)
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a mindfulness- and acceptance-based smoking cessation program in group (MRG). MRG was developed into an intervention consisting of 6 group sessions during 35 days including individual homework assignments. 8 of 10 participants completed the program. In order to evaluate the effect of MRG a quasi-experimental design with pretest and double posttest (second posttest at 1 month) was chosen. At second posttest, 50 percent (of 8 completers) were non-smokers, and the rest showed a decrease in smoking at a rate between 45 and 75 percent. Increase of the acceptance aspect of mindfulness was correlated with non-smoking. Mindfulness, as a strategy used by participants, seemed to be used... (More)
The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a mindfulness- and acceptance-based smoking cessation program in group (MRG). MRG was developed into an intervention consisting of 6 group sessions during 35 days including individual homework assignments. 8 of 10 participants completed the program. In order to evaluate the effect of MRG a quasi-experimental design with pretest and double posttest (second posttest at 1 month) was chosen. At second posttest, 50 percent (of 8 completers) were non-smokers, and the rest showed a decrease in smoking at a rate between 45 and 75 percent. Increase of the acceptance aspect of mindfulness was correlated with non-smoking. Mindfulness, as a strategy used by participants, seemed to be used when withdrawal symptoms increased. In addition, mindfulness seemed to be correlated with a decrease in experienced discomfort of withdrawal symptoms, but not with the number of experienced withdrawal symptoms. MRG was well received by participants. It is not possible to make conclusions about causality because of the lack of a control group. We therefore suggest evaluation of MRG in a controlled study in the future. (Less)
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author
Rosenqvist, Dan and Sand, Jonas
supervisor
organization
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
clinical psychology, Psychiatry, gruppbehandling, rökavvänjning, mindfulness, psychosomatics, Psykiatri, klinisk psykologi, psykosomatik
language
Swedish
id
1329858
date added to LUP
2006-03-09 00:00:00
date last changed
2009-11-17 13:03:59
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a mindfulness- and acceptance-based smoking cessation program in group (MRG). MRG was developed into an intervention consisting of 6 group sessions during 35 days including individual homework assignments. 8 of 10 participants completed the program. In order to evaluate the effect of MRG a quasi-experimental design with pretest and double posttest (second posttest at 1 month) was chosen. At second posttest, 50 percent (of 8 completers) were non-smokers, and the rest showed a decrease in smoking at a rate between 45 and 75 percent. Increase of the acceptance aspect of mindfulness was correlated with non-smoking. Mindfulness, as a strategy used by participants, seemed to be used when withdrawal symptoms increased. In addition, mindfulness seemed to be correlated with a decrease in experienced discomfort of withdrawal symptoms, but not with the number of experienced withdrawal symptoms. MRG was well received by participants. It is not possible to make conclusions about causality because of the lack of a control group. We therefore suggest evaluation of MRG in a controlled study in the future.}},
  author       = {{Rosenqvist, Dan and Sand, Jonas}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Mindfulnessbaserad Rökavvänjning i Grupp: en explorativ studie}},
  year         = {{2006}},
}