Effects of a Brief Mindfulness-based Intervention in Patients with Psoriasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to investigate whether a brief 2-week mindfulness-based intervention could improve mindfulness, self-compassion, and other psychological and skin-related outcomes in patients with psoriasis.
Results Summary
The study found a significant improvement in self-reported mindfulness and a trend toward improved self-compassion in the experimental group, but no other significant effects. Descriptive data mostly favored the experimental group, though the control group showed greater improvement in skin status.
Population
Patients with psoriasis during their clinic stay.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
2 weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness-based intervention | increase | self-reported mindfulness | patients with psoriasis | F(1,35) = 7.46, p = 0.010, η2p = 0.18 | revealed a significant interaction effect on | #1 |
mindfulness-based intervention | increase | self-reported self-compassion | patients with psoriasis | F(1,36) = 3.03, p = 0.090, η2p = 0.08 | a tendency to a significant effect on | #2 |
mindfulness-based intervention | no change | itch catastrophizing, social anxiety, stress | patients with psoriasis | - | There were no other significant effects | #3 |
mindfulness-based intervention | decrease | skin status | patients with psoriasis | - | the control group showed a greater improvement in | #4 |
Mindfulness is a special type of attention, namely focusing on the current moment in a non-judgmental manner. Extensive mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to have positive effects in patients with psoriasis. However, it is unclear whether brief (2-week) interventions are also beneficial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 2-week mindfulness-based intervention in patients with psoriasis. Patients were randomly assigned to an experimental (treatment-as-usual + mindfulness-based intervention) or control group (treatment-as-usual) during their clinic stay. All variables were measured by self-report using validated questionnaires: primary outcomes were mindfulness and self-compassion, secondary outcomes were itch catastrophizing, social anxiety, stress and skin status. Variables were assessed prior to, immediately and 3 months after the intervention. Effects were tested by repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). Analyses of pre-post-measurements (n = 39) revealed a significant interaction effect on self-reported mindfulness [F(1,35) = 7.46, p = 0.010, η2p = 0.18] and a tendency to a significant effect on self-reported self-compassion [F(1,36) = 3.03, p = 0.090, η2p = 0.08]. There were no other significant effects, but most descriptive data were in favour of the experimental group. However, the control group showed a greater improvement in skin status. Further studies are needed to replicate these findings and investigate which subgroups especially profit from such an intervention.