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Trial reportPediatric cardiology2017

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Group Support Decrease Stress in Adolescents with Cardiac Diagnoses: A Randomized Two-Group Study.

Vicki A Freedenberg, Pamela S Hinds, Erika Friedmann

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Trial report in Pediatric cardiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07420101 (A Mindfulness Approach to Scanxiety), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07420101 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Mindfulness Approach to Scanxiety

TypeinterventionalSponsorKimberley RocheRan2026 to 2027Enrolled160ConditionsCaregiver Anxiety, Caregiver Anxiety Related to Cancer Imaging, Pediatric OncologyArmsMindful Module Caregiver Packet
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vicki A FreedenbergChildren's National Health System, 111 Michigan Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20010, USA. vfreeden@cnmc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-2805
Pamela S HindsChildren's National Health System, 111 Michigan Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Erika FriedmannOffice of Research and Scholarship, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Children's National · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescents with cardiac diagnoses face unique challenges that can cause psychosocial distress. This study compares a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program to a video online support group for adolescents with cardiac diagnoses. MBSR is a structured psycho-educational program which includes yoga, meditation, cognitive restructuring, and group support. A published feasibility study by our group showed significant reduction in anxiety following this intervention. Participants were randomized to MBSR or video online support group, and completed measures of anxiety, depression, illness-related stress, and coping pre- and post-6-session interventions. Qualitative data were obtained from post-intervention interviews. A total of 46 teens participated (mean 14.8 years; 63% female). Participants had congenital heart disease and/or cardiac device (52%), or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (48%). Illness-related stress significantly decreased in both groups. Greater use of coping skills predicted lower levels of depression in both groups post-study completion. Higher baseline anxiety/depression scores predicted improved anxiety/depression scores in both groups. Each group reported the benefits of social support. The MBSR group further expressed benefits of learning specific techniques, strategies, and skills that they applied in real-life situations to relieve distress. Both the MBSR intervention and video support group were effective in reducing distress in this sample. Qualitative data elucidated the added benefits of using MBSR techniques to manage stress and symptoms. The video group format is useful for teens that cannot meet in person but can benefit from group support. Psychosocial interventions with stress management techniques and/or group support can reduce distress in adolescents with cardiac diagnoses.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAnxietyChildDepressionFeasibility StudiesFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansInternetMaleMind-Body TherapiesMindfulnessProspective StudiesSelf-Help GroupsStress, PsychologicalAdolescentCardiacInterventionMindfulnessPsychosocial

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PMID28702717
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