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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention for Intervention Study. Completed, enrolled 60 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The aim of the current study is to find out the impact of Mindfulness based stress reduction intervention on psychosocial factors associated with distress tolerance and quality of life among youth . The study is conducted on the youth age ranging from 15-24 years from districts Mardan and Nowshera of KP. Standardized tools are used to screen highly vulnerable cohort for further intervention. Eligible participants who scored higher on psychological distress, vicarious traumatization, and low on distress tolerance and quality of life and show their consent were recruited for the Intervention Phase. Participants were assigned randomly to experimental and control groups in intervention phase. Participants in the experimental group were given Mindfulness Based Stress Intervention (MBSR) training in the settings conducive for research.
Study Details
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Interventions
MBSR is Mindfulness based intervention designed by Kabat-Zinn (1990) in order to deal with the stress and other psychological issues among individuals. This has been very effective intervention across different cultures . In this 8 week intervention participants will be given some home tasks to practice for at least 40 minutes a day.