Effectiveness of Online Mindfulness Platform in Improving Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Control Trial.
Studies in health technology and informatics July 24, 2024 Tso-Ying Lee, Cha-Jung Hsieh, Pi-Hsia Lee
An online mindfulness platform improved anxiety more than general health education in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, but stress and depression did not differ between groups at most time points. Patients from a regional hospital were randomly assigned to either an online mindfulness program or general health education. At the fourth and eighth weeks, the mindfulness group had significantly lower anxiety scores than the control group. Within the mindfulness group, stress and depression also improved by the eighth week. The findings suggest that online mindfulness can help manage anxiety, though its effects on stress and depression were less clear.