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Pilot evaluation of a mindfulness-based intervention to improve quality of life among individuals who sustained traumatic brain injuries

BÉdard, Michel, Felteau, Melissa, Mazmanian, Dwight, Fedyk, Karilyn, Klein, Rupert, Richardson, Julie, Parkinson, William, Minthorn-Biggs, Mary-Beth·2003·Disability and Rehabilitation
DOI 10.1080/0963828031000090489
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To examine the potential efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress reduction approach to improve quality of life in individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. RESEARCH DESIGN: Pre-post design with drop-outs as controls. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: We recruited individuals with mild to moderate brain injuries, at least 1 year post-injury. We measured their quality of life, psychological status, and function. Results of 10 participants who completed the programme were compared to three drop-outs with complete data. EXPERIMENTAL INTERVENTION: The intervention was delivered in 12-weekly group sessions. The intervention relied on insight meditation, breathing exercises, guided visualization, and group discussion. We aimed to encourage a new way of thinking about disability and life to bring a sense of acceptance, allowing participants to move beyond limiting beliefs. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: The treatment group mean quality of life (SF-36) improved by 15.40 (SD = 9.08) compared to - 1.67 (SD = 16.65; p = 0.036) for controls. Improvements on the cognitive-affective domain of the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) were reported (p = 0.029), while changes in the overall BDI-II (p = 0.059) and the Positive Symptom Distress Inventory of the SCL-90R (p = 0.054) approached statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: The intervention was simple, and improved quality of life after other treatment avenues for these participants were exhausted.

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Authors
BÉdard, M., Felteau, M., Mazmanian, D., Fedyk, K., Klein, R., Richardson, J., Parkinson, W., & Minthorn-Biggs, M.-B.
Affiliations
  • Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital (CA)
  • Lakehead University (CA)
ORCID
Venue
Disability and Rehabilitation
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2003-01
Volume
25
Issue
13
Pages
722-731
ISSN
  • 0963-8288 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-5165
DOI
10.1080/0963828031000090489
OpenAlex
W1969004293
Cited by
204
References
71
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FWCI
2.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Disability and Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
mindfulness-based stress reduction, traumatic brain injury, quality of life, depression, psychological distress, acceptance, group intervention, insight meditation, guided imagery, breathing exercises, SF-36, Beck Depression Inventory-II, SCL-90-R
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Brain Injuries, Female, Holistic Health, Humans, Male, Pilot Projects, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Relaxation Therapy, Stress, Psychological, Program Evaluation, Trauma Severity Indices

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