Long-term effects of combined mindfulness intervention and app intervention compared to single interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled trial.
Frontiers in psychology January 1, 2024 Constance Karing 9 citations
A combined mindfulness intervention (face-to-face sessions plus the 7Mind app) was compared to single interventions (face-to-face only or app only) and an active control group among 177 university students over 12 months. At post-intervention and at 4- and 12-month follow-ups, the combined intervention did not produce better outcomes than the single interventions or the active control on mindfulness, mental health, emotion regulation, or attentional abilities. No statistically significant differences were found between any intervention group and the active control. All groups, including the active control, improved in mindfulness, body awareness, emotion regulation, stress, and attentional abilities over time. Higher app usage was linked to increased body awareness but also to higher stress, suggesting that greater reliance on a mindfulness app may negatively affect stress.