Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

A Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence: A Randomized Control Trial Study

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program and its working mechanisms in improving psychological health parameters (depression, anxiety, and stress) among women who have experienced domestic violence (DV).

In a randomized controlled trial, 51 DV-victimized women were assigned to an intervention group (n = 27) or a waitlist control group (n = 24). The intervention was a five-week yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program.

The researchers planned to provide support for the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program for improving the psychological health of DV-victimized women. Self-compassion and rumination were hypothesized as working mechanisms underlying the intervention's success.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Domestic Violence
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 51
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Navidreza Hosseinzadeh Asl

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria for this study required participants to be women aged 18 years or older who had experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months but were no longer in an ongoing domestic violence situation. Additionally, participants needed to have secure access to a smartphone or a laptop / Personal Computer.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to give consent or missing more than one session of the psychoeducation program were the exclusion criteria. The individuals who met the absence criterion were still able to continue the rest of the sessions; however, their questionnaires were not included.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Waitlist Control Group
Experimental: Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program Group	Behavioral: Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program; A unique mindfulness psychoeducation program incorporating features of Hatha yoga and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, plus the main concepts of self-compassion

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21	To measure the occurrence of symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In this scale, higher scores mean higher depression, anxiety, or stress.	6 weeks
The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form	To measure self-compassion level. In this scale higher scores mean better/higher self-compassion.	6 weeks
The Brief State Rumination Inventory	To measure rumination level. In this scale higher scores mean higher rumination.	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Istanbul Aydın University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 10, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 18, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 19, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): September 29, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 29, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: domestic violence; self-compassion; rumination; psychological health; Brief yoga and mindfulness; online psychoeducation
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2023/06

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: The data supporting the results of this study can be obtained from the corresponding author upon a reasonable request. The data cannot be made publicly accessible due to their containing sensitive information that could potentially breach the confidentiality of research participants. Nonetheless, the authors are dedicated to providing access to the data for interested researchers in a responsible and transparent manner, while adhering to all applicable ethical and legal standards.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No