Mindfulness Training for First Responders
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Burnout
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in sustained attention
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Last Updated
- 9 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The present study evaluates the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Attention Training on measures targeting cognitive abilities and emotional well-being in first responders.
Investigators
Amishi Jha
Professor
University of Miami
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Individuals who are between 18 and 75 years of age
- •Individuals who are fluent English speakers
- •Individuals who are able to adequately and independently use electronic devices, such as a laptop, computer, or tablet, and have Internet connection
- •Individuals who are willing and able to consent to participate in the study
- •Participants in all phases of the study must be individuals who are affiliated with the Los Angeles County Fire Department peer support group.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Individuals with an active and untreated mental health issue and/or hospitalization for psychological/mental health issues within the past month
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in sustained attention
Time Frame: Baseline to week 11
The Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) is used to assess attentional performance and mind wandering (i.e., off-task thinking which is typically self-generated and compromises the performance of the task at hand). The task uses a continuous performance paradigm involving button presses to frequently presented nontargets (numbers 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) but requires the participants to withhold their motor response to the infrequent target (number 3). Withholding responses only to infrequent targets encourages a pre-potent response and mind wandering. Real-time subjective experience of mind wandering during SART is assessed through experience-sampling probes randomly presented throughout the task.
Change in resilience
Time Frame: Baseline to week 11
Resilience is assessed via the 6-item Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). The scores range from 6 to 30, with a higher score indicating a higher level of resilience.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in decentering(Baseline to week 11)
- Change in positive affect(Baseline to week 11)
- Change in negative affect(Baseline to week 11)
- Change in perceived stress(Baseline to week 11)
- Change in burnout(Baseline to week 11)