Table 2.
Effects of MBSR on psychological measures from pre- to post-intervention in 25 MS patients
| 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 |
BDI Beck Depression Inventory, MSQoL-54 multiple sclerosis quality of life–54, CIS-F Checklist Individual Strength–Fatigue, FFMQ Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, SCS Self-Compassion Scale, CI confidence interval