Development of a mindfulness-based intervention for narcolepsy: a feasibility study.
Sleep October 11, 2024 Jennifer M Mundt, Phyllis C Zee, Matthew D Schuiling et al. 3 citations
A remote mindfulness-based intervention adapted for narcolepsy was tested in three program lengths: brief (4 weeks), standard (8 weeks), and extended (12 weeks) among 60 adults with narcolepsy. Attendance, meditation practice, and data completeness benchmarks were met by 71.7%, 61.7%, and 78.3% of participants, respectively. All groups showed clinically meaningful improvements in mindfulness, self-compassion, self-efficacy for managing emotions, positive psychosocial impact, global mental health, and fatigue. Standard and extended groups also improved anxiety and depression; the extended group additionally improved social and cognitive functioning, daytime sleepiness, hypersomnia symptoms, and hypersomnia-related functioning. The extended program appears to offer the most clinical benefit while maintaining engagement.