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Effects of a Brief Mindfulness-based Intervention in Patients with Psoriasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Acta dermato-venereologica
January 1, 1970
Markus Eckardt et al. (5 authors)
Randomized Controlled TrialJournal ArticleHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

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

Extracted Claims (4)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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
Abstract

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.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansDepressionMindfulnessSurveys and QuestionnairesSelf ReportPsoriasis
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy65/10
Quality75/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.28
Normalized Score0.61
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