Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program

The Effect of Mindfulness Based-stress Reduction Program Applied to Parents With Physically Disabled Children on Stress and Quality of Life: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Having a physically disabled child presents serious challenges for parents, not only in the practice of daily living, but also on a psychological and emotional level. In addition to meeting the constant and complex needs of their children, these parents must also maintain their own emotional balance and psychological well-being. In the long term, high stress levels can seriously compromise parents' mental health and reduce their overall quality of life. Therefore, the development of effective stress management strategies and psychological support mechanisms for parents is critical not only for individual well-being but also for the health of family relationships. Mindfulness practices, in this context, emerge as powerful tools with the potential to increase parents' ability to cope with stress and improve emotional well-being. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of the mindfulness stress reduction program applied to parents of physically disabled children on stress and quality of life.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Stress
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being able to read and write
• Having a child diagnosed with a physical disability

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having more than one physically disabled child

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control; No intervention
Active Comparator: Mindfulness Stress Reduction; Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program	Behavioral: Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program; Mindfulness based-Stress Reduction Program an 8-week program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale	Mindful Attention Awareness Scale(MAAS), measures the general level of awareness of and attentiveness to current processes in daily life. The scale is a six-point Likert-type scale consisting of 15 items. The scale is a 6-point Likert scale including almost always (1), most of the time (2), sometimes (3), rarely (4), very rarely (5), and almost never (6). The MAAS is single-factor and a single total score is obtained from the scale. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 15 and the highest is 90. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the mindfulness level of the individual.	Two months
Parent Stress Scale	It is a scale developed to measure the stress experienced by parents in their relationships with their children in daily life. The scale is a one-dimensional scale consisting of 16 items. It is a four-point Likert-type scale with the options "always, often, sometimes and never".	Two months
World Health Organization's Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) Questionnaire	The scale consists of 27 questions in total. This scale, which is completed by the participants, evaluates quality of life from 4 dimensions: physical health domain, psychological domain, social relations domain and environmental domain.	Two months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Muş Alparlan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): June 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 27, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 7, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 7, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: quality of life; stress; parent; physically disabled; Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program
• Other Study ID Numbers: c.taskaya

Drug and device information, study documents

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