Table 5:
Secondary Outcomes: Overall Longitudinal and Focal Group Comparisons for Mindfulness and Interoceptive Awareness Skills with Intervention Dose Sample (N = 146).a
| Mindfulness and Interoceptive Awareness |
Group Means by Time Mean (SD)b | Wald χ2 Group x Time | Differences in Change from Baseline to 3, 6 and 12 Months Mean Difference in Change (95% CI)b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MABT | TAU | WHE | p value | Interval | MABT vs TAU | MABT vs WHE | WHE vs TAU | |
| Mindfulness Skills (FMQ) | ||||||||
| Baseline | 34.8 (9.5) |
35.6 (9.9) |
37.8 (8.9) |
χ2 = 18.14; p = .006 |
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| 3 months | 39.8 (8.1) |
36.1 (10.3) |
35.5 (10.7) |
Baseline - 3 months | (1.2 to 8.7)** | 7.6 (2.7 to 12.4)** |
−2.6 (−6.9 to 1.6) |
|
| 6 months | 40.0 (9.3) |
36.5 (10.2) |
36.5 (10.6) |
Baseline - 6 months | 5.0 (1.8 to 8.2)** |
6.9 (2.6 to 11.2)** |
−1.9 (−6.0 to 2.2) |
|
| 12 months | 38.5 (9.7) |
38.1 (9.4) |
35.9 (8.6) |
Baseline - 12 months | 1.9 (−2.4 to 6.2) |
6.3 (1.4 to 11.3)* |
−4.4 (−8.7 to −0.1)* |
|
| Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) | ||||||||
| Baseline | 2.6 (0.9) |
2.5 (0.9) |
2.7 (0.9) |
χ2 = 34.77; p < .001 |
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| 3 months | 3.5 (0.8) |
2.6 (0.9) |
2.6 (0.8) |
Baseline - 3 months | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)*** |
1.0 (0.6 to 1.4)*** |
−0.2 (−0.5 to 0.1) |
|
| 6 months | 3.3 (0.8) |
2.7 (0.9) |
2.6 (0.9) |
Baseline - 6 months | 0.4 (0.1 to 0.8)** |
0.8 (0.4 to 1.1)*** |
−0.3 (−0.6 to −0.1)* |
|
| 12 months | 3.2 (0.8) |
2.8 (0.9) |
2.8 (0.9) |
Baseline - 12 months | 0.3 (−0.1 to 0.7) |
0.5 (0.0 to 0.9)* |
−0.1 (−0.5 to 0.2) |
|
Note:
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001. Groups: MABT=Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy; TAU=Treatment as Usual; WHE=Women’s Health Education. Measures: FMQ: Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory; MAIA: Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness.
a
Estimates from multilevel mixed effects models.
b
Intervention dose sample sizes at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months: MABT(47, 46, 40, 41); TAU(66, 59, 55, 54); WHE(32, 32, 30, 26).