Intervention Fidelity in Mindfulness-Based Research and Practice: Developing Criteria to Acknowledge New Training Programs.
Martin P.j. van Boxtel, Sophie A Sansom, Wendy M. Kersemaekers
Global Advances in Health and Medicine 2022 DOI: 10.1177/2164957x221149012 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Diversity Evidence-based practice Implementation Inclusion Intervention fidelity Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Mindfulness-based programs Mindfulness-based stress reduction |
| Key points | Describes an initiative by two mindfulness teacher training organizations, VMBN and BAMBA, to develop a framework of criteria for evaluating the integrity of newly developed mindfulness-based programs, covering good practice, evidence-based practice, and implementation and scalability. The authors characterize the criteria's development and implementation as a 'work in progress' and hope it helps the field balance innovation and grassroots development with evidence-based practice principles. |
Abstract
The field of mindfulness-based research and practice is expanding fast. This development calls for a careful evaluation of the merits and scientific underpinnings of newly developed mindfulness-based programs (MBP's). In this viewpoint, we describe a process initiated by two professional mindfulness teacher training organisations (the Dutch Vereniging Mindfulness-based Trainers Nederland, VMBN, and the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches, BAMBA) to develop a framework for evaluating the integrity of newly developed MBP's. The framework aims to articulate criteria describing the elements and processes required to ensure that a new MBP meets good practice, adheres to evidenced-based practice, and is attending to the challenge of implementation and scalability. The development and implementation of the criteria are still a 'work in progress'. We hope that this initiative offers a foundation for supporting the MBP field to balance innovation and grassroot community development with aligning to the principles of evidence-based practice.
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