Introduction
Method
Participants
Procedure
Intervention
Measures
Data Analyses
Results
Participants
Questionnaires (n = 25) | Cognitive measures (n = 16) | |
---|---|---|
Age (years), M (SD) | 52.64 (10.67) | 55.19 (6.53) |
Gender, woman, n (%) | 21 (84) | 12 (75) |
Education level (n = 19), M (SD) | 5.42 (.84) | 5.31 (.87) |
Type of MS, n (%) | ||
Relapsing-remitting MS | 7 (28) | 5 (31) |
Secondary progressive MS | 8 (32) | 7 (44) |
Primary progressive MS | 4 (16) | 4 (25) |
Unknown | 6 (24) | – |
Years since diagnosis, M (SD) | 14.81 (9.92) | |
Relapsing-remitting MS | 9.63 (3.96) | |
Secondary progressive MS | 20.67 (12.25) | |
Primary progressive MS | 12.00 (5.83) |
Psychological Functioning
Pre-intervention | Post-intervention |
p
| Cohen’s d
| 95% CI | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M
| SD |
M
| SD | ||||
Depressive symptoms (BDI) | 12.6 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 5.1 | .003 | 0.63 | −5.89, −1.31 |
Quality of life (MSQoL-54) | |||||||
Physically | 49.5 | 14.4 | 67.4 | 15.5 | <.001 | 1.20 | 11.92, 23.92 |
Mentally | 51.0 | 15.7 | 72.9 | 14.4 | <.001 | 1.45 | 16.89, 26.89 |
Fatigue (CIS-F) | 41.2 | 8.6 | 36.6 | 10.3 | .008 | 0.48 | −7.77, −1.27 |
Mindfulness skills (FFMQ) | 127.1 | 13.6 | 139.0 | 13.5 | .001 | 0.88 | −5.47, 18.37 |
Observing | 27.3 | 5.5 | 30.6 | 3.6 | .001 | 0.73 | 1.61, 5.41 |
Describing | 27.0 | 5.4 | 29.2 | 6.2 | .020 | 0.38 | 0.37, 3.96 |
Acting with awareness | 24.4 | 4.1 | 26.4 | 4.6 | .078 | 0.46 | 0.24, 4.24 |
Non-judging of inner experiences | 27.4 | 5.6 | 28.5 | 4.9 | .310 | 0.21 | 1.03, 3.12 |
Non-reactivity to inner experiences | 21.0 | 3.8 | 24.3 | 3.0 | <.001 | 0.97 | 1.65, 5.16 |
Self-Compassion (SCS) | 4.2 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | .014 | 0.48 | 0.09, 0.75 |
Self-kindness | 4.0 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .014 | 0.50 | 0.13, 1.09 |
Self-judgment | 4.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .071 | 0.40 | −1.06, 0.05 |
Common humanity | 4.1 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .123 | 0.36 | −0.11, 0.89 |
Isolation | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .133 | 0.21 | −0.74, 0.10 |
Mindfulness | 4.6 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.9 | .318 | 0.20 | −0.27, 0.79 |
Over-identification | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .010 | 0.45 | −0.77, 0.11 |
Cognitive Functioning
Pre-intervention | Post-intervention |
p
| Cohen’s d
| 95% CI | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M
| SD |
M
| SD | ||||
Working memory | |||||||
RAVLT (average words 5 trials) | 9.3 | 2.2 | 9.7 | 2.1 | -.187 | 0.21 | −1.14, .24 |
RAVLT delayed recall | 9.8 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 2.5 | .491 | 0.12 | −1.51, .76 |
Visuospatial processing | |||||||
LLT (average displacement errors 5 trials) | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | .042* | 0.45 | .65, 3.11 |
LLT delayed recall | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .162 | 0.49 | −62, 3.37 |
LLT learning index | 0.5 | .27 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .071†
| 0.42 | .01, −1.94 |
Processing speed and working memory | |||||||
PASAT | 46.8 | 9.5 | 49.8 | 10.0 | .138 | 0.30 | −6.94, 1.06 |
Working memory and executive functioning | |||||||
Digit span | 7.2 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | .790 | 0.07 | −.83, .64 |
Letter-number sequencing | 10.1 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 3.0 | .491 | 0.13 | −.76, 1.51 |
Language and semantic memory | |||||||
Letter fluency (average 3 trials) | 11.4 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 3.2 | .121 | 0.34 | −2.58, .33 |
Subjective memory MMQa
| |||||||
Contentment | 45.7 | 12.2 | 49.1 | 13.4 | .152 | 0.26 | −8.05, 1.39 |
Daily forgetfulness | 54.7 | 10.8 | 56.1 | 12.0 | .422 | 0.13 | −5.27, 2.34 |
Strategies | 24.5 | 10.3 | 26.9 | 9.2 | .241 | 0.25 | −6.60, 1.80 |