Trial reportQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2021
Effects of school-based mindfulness intervention on health-related quality of life: moderating effect of gender, grade, and independent practice in cluster randomized controlled trial.
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- Virtual EMO-Mind: Exploring the Benefits of Virtual Mindfulness for Heart Rate Variability and Emotional Skills in Young Students.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2026Article
- Understanding how adolescents engage in mindfulness-based intervention: a mixed methods study of engagement processes.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Improvement in quality of life and loneliness after the community connections program: a community-based pilot intervention in South Australia.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- MINDhEARTH: a school-based intervention to improve personal well-being, mindfulness and connectedness to nature in adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A Pilot and Feasibility Study on a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Adapted for LGBTQ+ Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- University students' free time management and quality of life: the mediating role of leisure satisfaction.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Adolescents do not benefit from universal school-based mindfulness interventions: a reanalysis of Dunning et al. (2022).Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Efficacy and Feasibility of the Minimal Therapist-Guided Four-Week Online Audio-Based Mindfulness Program 'Mindful Senses' for Burnout and Stress Reduction in Medical Personnel: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation in Chinese children and adolescents: the mediating role of mindfulness.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Do mindfulness-based programmes improve the cognitive skills, behaviour and mental health of children and adolescents? An updated meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Evidence-based mental health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectWe investigated the impact of a school-based 9-week mindfulness program vs. active control program (relaxation) and inactive control group on children's self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) moderated by gender, grade, and independent practice.
methodIn total 3519 (50/50% boys/girls) Finnish students aged 12-15 years from 56 schools were randomized into mindfulness intervention, active, and inactive control groups. HRQoL was measured at baseline, at 9 weeks, and at 26 weeks and analyzed with multilevel linear modeling.
resultsSignificant improvement on HRQoL was found (β = mean difference) (β = 1.587, 95% CI 0.672-2.502, p < 0.001) after 9 weeks and at 26 weeks of follow-up among students in the mindfulness group as compared to the active control group. Moderating effects on HRQoL were found for gender, grade, and independent practice: girls, 7th and 8th grade students, and students with regular independent mindfulness practice benefited most.
conclusionsGender and developmental stage may moderate the effects of mindfulness interventions on HRQoL and offer guidance in designing effective promotive interventions for children and adolescents. TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Healthy Learning Mind-a school-based mindfulness and relaxation program: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) ISRCTN18642659 retrospectively registered on 13 October 2015. The full trial protocol can be accessed at http://rdcu.be/t57S .
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