Comparison of two different mindfulness interventions among health care students in Finland: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: We investigated the short- and long-term effects of two different evidence-based mindfulness training on students' stress and well-being. A randomised controlled trial with three measurement points (baseline, post-intervention, and 4 months post-intervention) was conducted among undergraduate students of medicine, dentistry, psychology, and logopaedics at the University of Helsinki. The participants were randomly assigned into three groups: (1) face-to-face mindfulness training based on the Mindfulness Skills for Students course (n = 40), (2) a web-based Student Compass program using Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (n = 22), and (3) a control group that received mental health support as usual (n = 40). The primary outcome was psychological distress measured using the Clin

SUBMITTER: Repo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063251 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature