| Title |
The effects of online mindfulness-based intervention on posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: a randomized controlled trial with 3-month follow-up / |
| Authors |
Dumarkaitė, Austėja ; Truskauskaitė-Kunevičienė, Inga ; Andersson, Gerhard ; Kazlauskas, Evaldas |
| DOI |
10.3389/fpsyt.2022.799259 |
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| Is Part of |
Frontiers in psychiatry.. Lausanne : Frontiers media SA. 2022, vol. 13, art. no. 799259, p. [1-9].. ISSN 1664-0640 |
| Keywords [eng] |
posttraumatic stress disorder ; complex posttraumatic stress disorder ; mindfulness ; internet intervention ; effects ; RCT ; follow-up |
| Abstract [eng] |
Objectives: Mindfulness-based interventions have recently been shown to be a promising option for treating posttraumatic stress. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention on ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) symptoms at a 3-month follow-up. Methods: An RCT design with three measurement points (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up) was used to investigate the effects of an 8-week online mindfulness intervention. In total, 53 traumatized young adults (Mage = 23.21, SDage = 2.81; 84.9% female) participated in the study: 17 in the intervention group and 36 in the waiting list control group. Results: Intervention group and waiting list control group comparison revealed that the intervention was effective for reducing CPTSD disturbances in self-organization symptoms (d = −0.84 [−1.44; −0.24]), specifically, negative self-concept (d = −0.66 [−1.25; −0.07]) and disturbances in relationships (d = −0.87 [−1.47; −0.27]), at 3-month follow-up. There were no between-group effects for PTSD symptoms from pre-test to follow-up. Conclusion: This is one of the first RCT studies to report follow-up effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention for ICD-11 PTSD or CPTSD symptoms. Our study yielded that the effects of mindfulness-based internet intervention on CPTSD symptoms tend to retain over time. Trial Registration: This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT number: NCT04333667; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04333667). Registered April 3, 2020. |
| Published |
Lausanne : Frontiers media SA |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2022 |
| CC license |
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