Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Stress Reduction and Psychological Wellbeing of University Students in Pakistan: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.


Journal

International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 04 2023
Historique:
received: 08 03 2023
revised: 05 04 2023
accepted: 12 04 2023
medline: 1 5 2023
pubmed: 28 4 2023
entrez: 28 4 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The rise in mental health concerns of university students is causing a serious hinderance to their wellbeing, impeding their functioning. The socio-economic and political friction in low- and middle-income countries adds to their vulnerability and calls for a cost-effective indigenous intervention. Consequently, this study aimed to inform a large definitive trial by assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design evaluating a culturally adapted online Mindfulness Training Course (MTC) used to improve stress and wellbeing among Pakistani university students. A two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted. University students (

Identifiants

pubmed: 37107796
pii: ijerph20085512
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20085512
pmc: PMC10139103
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Randomized Controlled Trial Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

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Auteurs

Anum Sarfraz (A)

Department of Behavioral Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.

Salma Siddiqui (S)

Department of Behavioral Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.

Julieta Galante (J)

Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK.

Siham Sikander (S)

Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GF, UK.

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