Mobile Mindfulness Intervention for Psychological Distress Among Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although psychological distress is common among survivors of critical illness, there are few tailored therapies.

Objective

To determine the optimal method for delivering a mindfulness intervention via a mobile app for critical illness survivors.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial used a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design and was conducted at 3 sites among survivors of critical illness with elevated postdischarge symptoms of depression. The study was conducted between August 2019 and July 2023.

Interventions

Participants were randomized to 1 of 8 different groups as determined by 3 two-level intervention component combinations: intervention introduction method (mobile app vs therapist call), mindfulness meditation dose (once dail

SUBMITTER: Cox CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11134280 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature