Table 3. Correlation Coefficients between Mindfulness and Health Outcomes.
| Mindfulness | Physical Outcomes r (P-value) | Psychological Outcomes r (P-value) | ||||||
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| FFMQ Score (Score Range) | WOMAC Pain (0-500) | WOMAC Physical Function (0-1700) | 6MW (400-700)*# | SF-36 PCS (0-100) * | SF-36 MCS (0-100) * | BDI-II (0-63) | ASES-8 (0-10)* | PSS (0-40) |
| Total (39-195) | -0.12 (0.30) | -0.04 (0.75) | 0.05 (0.69) | 0.23 (0.04) | 0.45 (<0.001) | -0.47 (<0.001) | 0.28 (0.01) | -0.51 (<0.001) |
| 95% CI† | [-0.33, 0.11] | [-0.25, 0.19] | [-0.18, 0.27] | [0.01, 0.43] | [0.25, 0.61] | [-0.62, -0.27] | [0.06, 0.47] | [-0.65, -0.32] |
| Observing (8-40) | -0.12 (0.28) | -0.06 (0.61) | 0.01 (0.91) | 0.08 (0.46) | -0.10 (0.39) | -0.06 (0.61) | 0.09 (0.41) | 0.08 (0.48) |
| 95% CI | [-0.33, 0.10] | [-0.27, 0.16] | [-0.21, 0.24] | [-0.14, 0.30] | [-0.31, 0.13] | [-0.28, 0.17] | [-0.13, 0.31] | [-0.14, 0.29] |
| Describing (8-40) | -0.09 (0.43) | 0.02 (0.86) | 0.12 (0.30) | 0.22 (0.05) | 0.44 (<0.001) | -0.37 (<0.001) | 0.26 (0.02) | -0.55 (<0.001) |
| 95% CI | [-0.30, 0.13] | [-0.20, 0.24] | [-0.11, 0.33] | [0.00, 0.42] | [0.24, 0.60] | [-0.55, -0.16] | [0.04, 0.45] | [-0.69, -0.38] |
| Acting with Awareness (8-40) | 0.03 (0.79) | 0.10 (0.39) | -0.11 (0.33) | 0.10 (0.40) | 0.37 (<0.001) | -0.31 (0.005) | 0.20 (0.07) | -0.40 (<0.001) |
| 95% CI | [-0.19, 0.25] | [-0.13, 0.31] | [-0.33, 0.11] | [-0.13, 0.41] | [0.16, 0.54] | [-0.50, -0.10] | [-0.02, 0.40] | [-0.57, -0.20] |
| Non-judging (8-40) | -0.01(0.93) | -0.02 (0.87) | 0.09 (0.46) | 0.08 (0.47) | 0.46 (<0.001) | -0.36 (0.001) | 0.05 (0.69) | -0.41 (<0.001) |
| 95% CI | [-0.23, 0.21] | [-0.24, 0.20] | [-0.14, 0.30] | [-0.14, 0.30] | [0.26, 0.61] | [-0.54, -0.15] | [-0.18, 0.26] | [-0.58, -0.21] |
| Non-reacting (7-35) | -0.18 (0.11) | -0.19 (0.09) | 0.06 (0.61) | 0.21 (0.06) | 0.10 (0.39) | -0.24 (0.03) | 0.20 (0.08) | -0.16 (0.15) |
| 95% CI | [-0.38, 0.04] | [-0.39, 0.03] | [-0.17, 0.28] | [-0.01, 0.43] | [-0.12, 0.31] | [-0.44, -0.02] | [-0.02, 0.40] | [-0.37, 0.06] |
Higher scores indicate improved health.
Normal range reported for the general population36.
CI = Confidence Interval