The Contribution of a Body Scan Mindfulness Meditation to Effectiveness of Internet-Delivered CBT for Insomnia in Adolescents
Mindfulness April 1, 2020 Eduard J. de Bruin, AnneMarie Meijer, Susan M. Bögels
Insomnia is common in adolescents and harms their mental health. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) works, but it was unclear whether adding a mindfulness body scan improves outcomes. Adolescents who completed six weeks of internet CBTI were split into those who practiced a body scan meditation (26 participants, average age 15.3, 77% girls) and those who did not (28 participants, average age 15.6, 82% girls). Both groups showed moderate to large improvements in sleep quality, insomnia symptoms, and chronic sleep reduction from baseline to post-treatment, maintained at two-month follow-up.