Table 2.
Intervention effects on changes in psychosocial distress, mindfulness, and eating behaviors
| Scale range | Control | MMT | Intervention effect1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n = 104) | Post-intervention (n = 89) | Baseline (n = 106) | Post-intervention (n = 82) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Change | 95% CI | P value | ||
| Psychological distress | ||||||||
| Perceived stress | 0–40 | 18.4 (6.6) | 17.0 (7.4) | 19.1 (6.6) | 15.6 (5.8)* | − 2.09 | − 4.04, − 0.14 | 0.04 |
| Depressive symptoms | 0–27 | 6.8 (4.9) | 6.1 (4.5) | 7.6 (5.6) | 4.5 (3.7)* | − 1.95 | −3.35, −0.55 | 0.007 |
| Pregnancy anxiety | 1–4 | 2.1 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.6) | 2.1 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.7) | 0.01 | − 0.17, 0.19 | 0.9 |
| Acceptance | ||||||||
| Experiential avoidance | 7–70 | 50.8 (10.8) | 51.0 (10.7) | 49.2 (10.7) | 53.7 (8.8)* | 3.96 | 1.18, 6.74 | 0.006 |
| Eating behaviors | ||||||||
| Food addiction (YFAS) | 0–7 | 2.0 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.4)* | 2.2 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.1)* | − 0.11 | − 0.55, 0.32 | 0.61 |
| Emotional eating (DEBQ) | 1–5 | 2.0 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.8) | 1.9 (0.7)* | − 0.12 | − 0.32, 0.09 | 0.26 |
| External eating (DEBQ) | 1–5 | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.84 (0.6) | 2.77 (0.5)* | − 0.13 | − 0.29, 0.02 | 0.09 |
The sample size varies based on missing data, ranging from 167 to 170 for final sample with complete data for each measure
*p < 0.05
1The intervention effect tests the differential difference in the change scores, from pre to post, in the MMT vs. TAU groups