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Pilot evaluation of a mindfulness-based intervention to improve quality of life among individuals who sustained traumatic brain injuries
Abstract
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)
- 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
- OpenAlex
- W1969004293
- Cited by
- 204
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 14
- 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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