Uptake of mindfulness‐based interventions: A phenomenon of wealthy white western women?

Carlson, Linda E.

doi:10.1111/cpsp.12258

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“…In fact, the most prominent advocates of mindfulness use have broadly been described by Kucinskas (2018) as elites with financial resources well above the average household. The option to set aside time for self-care and learn to practise mindfulness can, after all, be dependent on financial resources, at least in the modern context (Carlson, 2018).…”

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Awareness and Experience of Mindfulness in Britain

Simonsson

Fisher

Martin

2020

Sociological Research Online

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In recent years, the practice of mindfulness has become increasingly popular, but there is very little evidence on how many and what kind of people have heard of and learnt to practise mindfulness. Using data from an online survey on a sample of 1013 adults in Britain in November 2018, this study aims to estimate the prevalence of mindfulness use among adults in Britain and to identify the sociodemographic and political characteristics associated with awareness and experience of mindfulness. The findings suggest that 15% of adults in Britain had learnt to practise mindfulness, which is significantly more than the finding that 2.5% of adults in the United States in 2012 had practised mindfulness in their lifetime. Although widespread, awareness of mindfulness was more common among women, unmarried adults, adults from middle and high-income households, and those who voted Remain in the 2016 Brexit Referendum. Higher levels of engagement with mindfulness, beyond awareness, were more likely among young and middle-aged adults, but otherwise not concentrated in any particular groups.

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Awareness and Experience of Mindfulness in Britain

Simonsson

Fisher

Martin

2020

Sociological Research Online

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“…Thus, the present study tried to improve the previous studies at the following aspects: (a) using randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness mediation on PSD and QOL, (b) conducting power analysis to make sure enough statistical power, (c) including active interventions in control groups (ie, stress management education) that can control for confounding variables such as social interaction with the group and therapists, (d) using single‐blind‐control to avoid the experimenter effect, (e) investigating sICH patients in western China (economically backward region) to help fix the issue of biased sample (wealthy, white, and western participants) in most mindfulness‐based intervention studies …”

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The effects of mindfulness‐based intervention on quality of life and poststroke depression in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in China

Wang

et al. 2020

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objective Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) is a devastating disease that can lead to poststroke depression (PSD) and greatest impact on the quality of life (QOL) of patients. Mindfulness meditation was viewed as one of the effective ways to reduce PSD in patients with cancer. The present study tried to investigate whether mindfulness meditation has potential benefits in PSD and QOL for sICH patients in China. Methods Two hundred and two patients in West China Hospital, Sichuan University, enrolled from January 2017 to December 2018 were included in a randomized controlled trial. After removing missing values, there were 67 in control group and 67 in intervention group. Patients in intervention group received 2‐month mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy, and patients in control group received stress management education (ie, an active control). Results The results suggested that the significant differences of depression, trait mindfulness, social well‐being, emotional well‐being, and total score of QOL were found in intervention group from time 1 to time 2. Physical well‐being and the score of NIH stroke scale experienced significant changes in both control group and intervention group over time. Conclusions Mindfulness‐based intervention has positive effects on sICH patients' depression, social well‐being, and emotional well‐being. However, the change of trait mindfulness over time could not explain these positive effects. Future studies could explore the mechanism of mindfulness‐based intervention on sICH patients' depression and QOL and clarify the boundaries of the positive effects of mindfulness‐based intervention.

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“…The results of this study may not be generalizable to other genders. The skewness is consistent with gender difference in help-seeking, where men are less likely to seek help than women [ 82 ] and women are more interested in practicing mindfulness [ 83 ]. A systematic review also found that among 117 studies of randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy or mindfulness-based stress reduction with 9820 participants, only 29% of the total participants were men [ 84 ].…”

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Delivering Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Insomnia, Pain, and Dysfunctional Eating Through a Text Messaging App: Three Randomized Controlled Trials Investigating the Effectiveness and Mediating Mechanisms

Li¹,

Wong²,

Chio³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background Although text messaging has the potential to be the core intervention modality, it is often used as an adjunct only. To improve health and alleviate the distress related to insomnia, pain, and dysregulated eating of people living in urban areas, text messaging–based mindfulness-based interventions were designed and evaluated in 3 randomized controlled trials. Objective This study investigated the effectiveness and mediating mechanisms of text messaging–based mindfulness-based interventions for people with distress related to insomnia, pain, or dysregulated eating. Methods In these trials, 333, 235, and 351 participants were recruited online and randomized to intervention and wait-list control conditions for insomnia, pain, and dysregulated eating, respectively. Participants experienced 21 days of intervention through WhatsApp Messenger. Participants completed pre-, post-, 1-month follow-up, and 3-month follow-up self-report questionnaires online. The retention rates at postmeasurements were 83.2% (139/167), 77.1% (91/118), and 72.9% (129/177) for intervention groups of insomnia, pain, and dysregulated eating, respectively. Participants’ queries were answered by a study technician. Primary outcomes included insomnia severity, presleep arousal, pain intensity, pain acceptance, and eating behaviors. Secondary outcomes included mindfulness, depression, anxiety, mental well-being, and functional impairments. Mindfulness, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep, pain catastrophizing, and reactivity to food cues were hypothesized to mediate the relationship between the intervention and outcomes. Results For all 3 studies, the intervention groups showed significant improvement on most outcomes at 1-month follow-up compared to their respective wait-list control groups; some primary outcomes (eg, insomnia, pain, dysregulated eating indicators) and secondary outcomes (eg, depression, anxiety symptoms) were sustained at 3-month follow-up. Medium-to-large effect sizes were found at postassessments in most outcomes in all studies. In the intervention for insomnia, mediation analyses showed that dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep mediated the effect of the intervention on all primary outcomes and most secondary outcomes at both 1-month and 3-month follow-ups, whereas mindfulness mediated the intervention effect on presleep arousal at 1-month and 3-month follow-ups. In the intervention for pain, pain catastrophizing mediated the effect of intervention on pain intensity and functioning at both 1-month and 3-month follow-ups, whereas mindfulness only mediated the effect of intervention on anxiety and depressive symptoms. In the intervention for dysregulated eating, power of food mediated the effect of intervention on both uncontrolled and emotional eating at both 1-month and 3-month follow-ups and mindfulness was found to mediate the effect on depressive symptoms at both 1-month and 3-month follow-ups. Conclusions These 3 studies converged and provided empirical evidence that mindfulness-based interventions delivered through text messaging are effective in improving distress related to sleep, pain, and dysregulated eating. Text messaging has the potential to be a core intervention modality to improve various common health outcomes for people living a fast-paced lifestyle. Trial Registration Clinical Research and Biostatistics Clinical Trials Registry CUHK_CCRB00559; https://tinyurl.com/24rkwarz

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Uptake of mindfulness‐based interventions: A phenomenon of wealthy white western women?

Cited by 21 publications

References 4 publications

Awareness and Experience of Mindfulness in Britain

Awareness and Experience of Mindfulness in Britain

The effects of mindfulness‐based intervention on quality of life and poststroke depression in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in China

Delivering Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Insomnia, Pain, and Dysfunctional Eating Through a Text Messaging App: Three Randomized Controlled Trials Investigating the Effectiveness and Mediating Mechanisms

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