Feasibility and Acceptability of a Smartphone-Delivered Mindfulness Intervention for Stress Reduction in Adult Singaporeans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fully decentralized self-administered mindfulness interventions show promise for stress reduction, but rigorous evaluations of their feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness using both self-report and physiological measures remain limited. In Singapore, where mental health concerns rank as the top health care priority (46%), ahead of cancer (38%) and stress-related issues (35%), accessible and scalable interventions are urgently needed to address the significant economic burden of mental health conditions.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate a decentralized, 3-day self-administered mindfulness intervention with minimal supervision, compared with a sham control in Singaporean adults, examining effects on self-reported and physiologically measured stress res

SUBMITTER: Sparacio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405792 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature