Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of a Four-Week Feeling Tone Mindfulness Course
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mindfulness
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Mindfulness (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20)
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
This is an academic research study aiming to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes.
Detailed Description
The four-week feeling tone mindfulness course is an adapted version of a mindfulness intervention program recently developed by Professor Mark Williams and colleagues. This study aims to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress, wellbeing) in a Hong Kong population.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •aged 18 or above
- •speak and understand Cantonese as well as written Chinese to a level where the participant can fully take part in the course without the need for translation support
- •have means to access online teleconferencing meeting software (e.g., Zoom), online surveys, online intervention materials, and Short Message Service (SMS) or WhatsApp messenger
Exclusion Criteria
- •moderately severe or severe depressive or anxiety symptoms
- •diagnosed with bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (type I or type II) or ever experienced a manic/hypomanic episode
- •diagnosed with schizophrenia/ psychosis or ever experienced a psychotic episode
- •diagnosed with dementia/ neurocognitive disorders/ neurological disorders
- •diagnosed with intellectual disability
- •diagnosed with other neurodevelopmental disorders
- •experience of a traumatic event that is currently affecting the potential participants
- •recent bereavement, major loss, or stressful life events
- •alcohol or drug abuse
- •currently experiencing other mental or physical health condition, or life condition that might affect potential participants' participation in the course
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mindfulness (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20)
Time Frame: 4-week; 8-week
The 20-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20 (FFMQ-20) will be used to measure mindfulness. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher mindfulness.
Equanimity (Equanimity Scale)
Time Frame: 4-week; 8-week
The 16-item Equanimity Scale (ES-16) will be used to measure equanimity. Possible score range is 16 to 80, where higher scores indicate higher equanimity.
Self-compassion (Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale)
Time Frame: 4-week; 8-week
The 20-item Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) will be used to measure self-compassion. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher self-compassion.
Secondary Outcomes
- Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - 9)(4-week; 8-week)
- Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7)(4-week; 8-week)
- Stress (Perceived Stress Scale - 10)(4-week; 8-week)
- Wellbeing (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)(4-week; 8-week)