Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Addressing Psychological Distress Among Survivors of Hospitalization for COVID-19 Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological distress symptoms are present and persistent among many patients who survive a critical illness like COVID-19.

Research question

Could a self-directed mobile app-delivered mindfulness intervention be feasibly and rapidly implemented within a clinical trials network to reduce distress symptoms?

Study design and methods

A randomized clinical trial was conducted between January 2021 and May 2022 at 29 US sites and included survivors of hospitalization due to COVID-19-related illness with elevated symptoms of depression at discharge. Participants were randomized to intervention or usual care control. The intervention consisted of four themed weeks of daily audio, video, and text content. All study procedures were virtual. The primary outcome was d

SUBMITTER: Cox CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218743 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature