Table 1.

Data Collection Activities Aligned to the Different Phases of the Intervention.

Research phase	Data collection activities and time data collected	Numbers interviewed
PHASE 1—Preprogram Screening/Baseline Assessment	Health Agenda/Demographic Interview/Individual Interview	26 applied of whom 20 met study criteria
PHASE 2 9-Week MBSR course 8 weekly 2½ hour sessions plus day retreat	Three Focus Groups (3 weeks) 1:1 Embodied Interviews (9 weeks)	17 18
PHASE 3—Consolidation of training 1½ hour fortnightly sessions	Three Focus Groups (4 months)	14
PHASE 4—Supported Transition to self-led (½ hour fortnightly sessions	Individual Interviews (9 months)	12 of which two were withdrawal interviews
PHASE 5—Self-led—11 Weekly (1½ hour) sessions and 3 half-day retreats	—	—
PHASE 6—Postproject period	1:1 Embodied Interviews (1 year)	10

Note. MBSR = mindfulness based stress reduction program.