Meditation and mindfulness reduce perceived stress in women with recurrent pregnancy loss: a randomized controlled trial
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Meditation and mindfulness reduce perceived stress in women with recurrent pregnancy loss : a randomized controlled trial. / Jensen, Karen Henriette Kirchheiner; Krog, Maria Christine; Koert, Emily; Hedegaard, Signe; Chonovitsch, Marie; Schmidt, Lone; Kolte, Astrid Marie; Nielsen, Henriette Svarre.
In: Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2021, p. 246-256.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Meditation and mindfulness reduce perceived stress in women with recurrent pregnancy loss
T2 - a randomized controlled trial
AU - Jensen, Karen Henriette Kirchheiner
AU - Krog, Maria Christine
AU - Koert, Emily
AU - Hedegaard, Signe
AU - Chonovitsch, Marie
AU - Schmidt, Lone
AU - Kolte, Astrid Marie
AU - Nielsen, Henriette Svarre
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s)
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Research question: Can participating in a tailored 7-week meditation and mindfulness programme with additional standard supportive care versus standard supportive care only reduce perceived stress for women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL)? Design: A two-armed randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 12-month follow-up. In total 76 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to either standard supportive care or to a 7-week meditation and mindfulness programme led by an instructor in addition to standard supportive care. Results: At intervention completion (after 7 weeks), perceived stress decreased significantly both in the intervention group (P = 0.001) and in the control group (P = 0.006). The decrease in perceived stress in the intervention group was significantly larger (P = 0.027) compared with the control group. At the 12-month follow-up perceived stress was still significantly decreased in both groups compared with baseline (P < 0.0001 in the intervention group and P = 0.002 in the control group). Conclusion: This first RCT of a tailored meditation and mindfulness intervention for women with RPL documents that a 7-week daily at-home meditation and mindfulness programme combined with group sessions reduced perceived stress significantly more than a standard supportive care programme. Future studies should address the most effective format and the ‘dose’ needed for an impact on perceived stress levels.
AB - Research question: Can participating in a tailored 7-week meditation and mindfulness programme with additional standard supportive care versus standard supportive care only reduce perceived stress for women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL)? Design: A two-armed randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 12-month follow-up. In total 76 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to either standard supportive care or to a 7-week meditation and mindfulness programme led by an instructor in addition to standard supportive care. Results: At intervention completion (after 7 weeks), perceived stress decreased significantly both in the intervention group (P = 0.001) and in the control group (P = 0.006). The decrease in perceived stress in the intervention group was significantly larger (P = 0.027) compared with the control group. At the 12-month follow-up perceived stress was still significantly decreased in both groups compared with baseline (P < 0.0001 in the intervention group and P = 0.002 in the control group). Conclusion: This first RCT of a tailored meditation and mindfulness intervention for women with RPL documents that a 7-week daily at-home meditation and mindfulness programme combined with group sessions reduced perceived stress significantly more than a standard supportive care programme. Future studies should address the most effective format and the ‘dose’ needed for an impact on perceived stress levels.
KW - Education
KW - Meditation
KW - Randomized controlled trial
KW - Recurrent pregnancy loss
KW - Stress
U2 - 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.04.018
DO - 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.04.018
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34112605
AN - SCOPUS:85108237129
VL - 43
SP - 246
EP - 256
JO - Reproductive BioMedicine Online
JF - Reproductive BioMedicine Online
SN - 1472-6483
IS - 2
ER -
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