Effects of a mindfulness-based program on the occupational balance and mental health of university students. Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim is to examine whether the addition of Virtual Reality (VR) meditation training to a standard 8-week Mindfulness-Based Health Care Program (MBHC-VR) results in a significantly increased improvement in occupational, mental health, and psychological functioning versus MBHC-only in university students.

Materials and methods

A randomized controlled clinical trial with three arms (MBHC, MBHC-VR, Control Group), four assessment time points (pre-intervention, inter-session, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up), and mixed methodology will be proposed. University students (undergraduate, master, or doctoral) interested in participating and who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be included over two years. Data will be collected from different ad hoc ques

SUBMITTER: Lillo-Navarro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11065289 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature