A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme in Patients Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Patients
2.2. Content, Goals and Background of Mindfulness Training and the MBSR Course
2.3. Outcome Assessment
2.4. Sociodemographics
2.5. Score of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD)
2.6. Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM)
2.7. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
2.8. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
2.9. Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ)
2.10. Freiburger Mindfulness Inventory (FMI)
2.11. Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
2.12. Global Transition Items
3. Analyses
4. Results
4.1. Sociodemographics
4.2. Quantitative Results
4.3. Global Transition Items
4.4. Qualitative Written Feedback of Participants
- “The mindfulness exercise is not a fast technique for eliminating symptoms.”
- “The practice of mindfulness needs to be practiced again and again and the decision made to pick it up in everyday life.”
- “Practicing mindfulness brings a healing quality to one’s life; it opens up the possibility of jumping off the hamster wheel of being busy and agitated again and again and being more present, and thus content to just being in the moment.”
- “Remembering and implementing this stance in the midst of daily life makes it possible to experience a more intense feeling of living and thus a better quality of life.”
- “In the case of pruritus, sometimes the spiral of itch and scratch can be interrupted at the beginning. When the initial itch is simply noticed (along with a kind attitude towards oneself) without reacting right away by scratching, it can also subside again.”
- “Sometimes the practice of mindfulness is useless in the face of acute symptoms of itching.”
- “Even when itch leads to scratching, a different attitude in dealing with the symptoms of itch arises through turning towards oneself in a kindhearted, friendly way; the annoyance and shame towards oneself are reduced.”
5. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Number of Participants (N = 10) |
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Mean Age | 53.10 (SD = 15.04) |
Gender Distribution | 7 female, 3 male |
German Citizenship | 10 |
Level of Education | 7 High School, 3 Secondary School |
Experience with Mindfulness Meditation | 1 |
Experience with Mind-Body Interventions (autogenic training) | 1 |
Mean Dermatological Symptoms in Years | 36.6 (SD = 25.5) |
Mean Amount of Inpatient Treatments in the Past Five Years | 2.0 (SD = 2.44) |
Measure (n) | T1 | T2 | T3 | Dz (t1–t2) | |||
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M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||
PSQ Stress (8) | 48.33 | 19.95 | 34.37 | 10.57 | 34.52 | 11.81 | 0.47 |
FMI-Presence (8) | 2.37 | 0.42 | 2.80 | 0.21 | 2.64 | 0.55 | 1.85 |
FMI-Acceptance (8) | 2.25 | 0.33 | 2.73 | 0.27 | 2.78 | 0.18 | 2.07 |
MAAS (8) | 2.26 | 0.60 | 2.36 | 0.45 | 2.54 | 0.53 | 0.13 |
POEM 6) | 13.25 | 4.77 | 12.5 | 4.81 | 13.85 | 6.51 | 0.09 |
DLQI (5) | 5.57 | 3.40 | 4.20 | 1.92 | 4.60 | 2.70 | 0.08 |
SCORAD (5) | 27.89 | 8.99 | 31.03 | 8.03 | 26.57 | 8.83 | 0.29 |
HADS-Anxiety (8) | 8.80 | 2.35 | 8.87 | 2.10 | 8.5 | 2.16 | 0.17 |
HADS-Depression (8) | 10.30 | 1.42 | 11.38 | 1.30 | 11.14 | 1.95 | 0.76 |
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Offenbächer, M.; Seitlinger, M.; Münch, D.; Schnopp, C.; Darsow, U.; Harfensteller, J.; Schmid-Grendelmeier, P.; Ring, J.; Kohls, N. A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme in Patients Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis. Psych 2021, 3, 663-672. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych3040042
Offenbächer M, Seitlinger M, Münch D, Schnopp C, Darsow U, Harfensteller J, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Ring J, Kohls N. A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme in Patients Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis. Psych. 2021; 3(4):663-672. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych3040042
Chicago/Turabian StyleOffenbächer, Martin, Michael Seitlinger, Daniela Münch, Christina Schnopp, Ulf Darsow, Julia Harfensteller, Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Johannes Ring, and Niko Kohls. 2021. "A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme in Patients Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis" Psych 3, no. 4: 663-672. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych3040042
APA StyleOffenbächer, M., Seitlinger, M., Münch, D., Schnopp, C., Darsow, U., Harfensteller, J., Schmid-Grendelmeier, P., Ring, J., & Kohls, N. (2021). A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme in Patients Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis. Psych, 3(4), 663-672. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych3040042