Accessibility and feasibility of using technology to support mindfulness practice, reduce stress and promote long term mental health.
Inger Burnett-Zeigler, Elizabeth M Waldron, Sunghyun Hong, Amy Yang, Katherine L Wisner, Jody D Ciolino
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice November 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.09.001 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Feasibility study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 19 |
| Population | Adult women who previously participated in a mindfulness intervention |
| Intervention | Mindfulness practice |
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Measures | Self-report surveys of mindfulness, stress, depression, and trauma symptoms; heart rate; pulse pressure; standard deviation of pulse pressure; non-judging mindfulness subscale |
| Topics | Depression Meditation |
| Keywords | Activity monitor Stress Technology Underserved |
| Key points | Self-reported stress, depression, post-traumatic stress, and mindfulness did not change significantly over eight weeks of activity-monitor use, while pulse pressure and its standard deviation increased. Participants high on the non-judging mindfulness subscale had lower standard deviation pulse pressure and spent less time stressed, which the authors take to suggest that more mindful people are less likely to show physiological signs of stress. |
Abstract
We evaluated the feasibility of using an activity monitor to support mindfulness practice, reduce self-reported stress and physiological indicators of stress. Adult women (N = 19) who previously participated in a mindfulness intervention wore an activity monitor for eight-weeks. The activity monitor notified them when they were stressed (based on standard deviation pulse pressure). Heart rate and pulse pressure were continuously collected via the activity monitor. Mindfulness, stress, depression and trauma symptoms were collected via self-report surveys. There were no significant changes in self-reported stress, depression, post-traumatic stress and mindfulness from baseline to eight-weeks. Pulse pressure and standard deviation of pulse pressure increased over time. Those who were high on the non-judge mindfulness subscale had a lower standard deviation pulse pressure and spent less time stressed. Those who are more mindful are less likely to have physiological signs of stress.
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