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. 2023 Feb 11;20(4):3208. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043208

Table 3.

Results of regression analyses (intention-to-treat).

M ± SD Primary Analyses Secondary Analysis
UG vs. WL GoD vs. WL UG vs. GoD
Variable UG (n = 129) GoD (n = 130) WL (n = 127) β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p
Primary Outcome
Mindfulness (FMI)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
30.56 ± 4.74
34.59 ± 4.75
36.84 ± 4.86
36.49 ± 5.28
29.29 ± 4.91
34.45 ± 4.53
36.19 ± 5.10
37.26 ± 5.12
29.71 ± 4.71
30.75 ± 5.32
31.50 ± 5.17
31.89 ± 5.29

0.65 [0.41; 0.88]
0.88 [0.62; 1.13]
0.73 [0.49; 0.97]

<0.001
<0.001
<0.001

0.76 [0.53; 0.99]
0.88 [0.63; 1.13]
0.97 [0.69; 1.25]

<0.001
<0.001
<0.001

0.07 [−0.17; 0.31]
−0.02 [−0.30; 0.26]
0.22 [−0.03; 0.48]

0.560
0.898
0.084
Secondary Outcomes
Depression (PHQ-9)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
9.19 ± 4.41
8.07 ± 3.87
6.94 ± 4.28
6.99 ± 4.15
9.34 ± 4.35
7.96 ± 3.88
6.54 ± 4.05
6.67 ± 4.12
9.17 ± 4.47
8.99 ± 4.43
8.35 ± 4.26
8.29 ± 4.18

−0.23 [−0.46; −0.00]
−0.33 [−0.62; −0.05]
−0.31 [−0.62; −0.01]

0.048
0.020
0.045

−0.28 [−0.52; −0.04]
−0.44 [−0.68; −0.21]
−0.40 [−0.69; −0.12]

0.025
<0.001
0.007

−0.05 [−0.28; 0.19]
−0.11 [−0.40; 0.18]
−0.09 [−0.47; 0.28]

0.706
0.465
0.620
Anxiety (GAD-7)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
8.35 ± 3.96
7.22 ± 3.73
6.35 ± 4.09
6.37 ± 3.82
9.16 ± 4.28
6.69 ± 3.61
5.85 ± 4.14
5.55 ± 3.80
8.71 ± 4.34
8.25 ± 4.07
8.18 ± 4.79
8.10 ± 4.60

−0.22 [−0.46; 0.02]
−0.36 [−0.64; −0.08]
−0.37 [−0.65; −0.08]

0.077
0.014
0.012

−0.46 [−0.70; −0.23]
−0.58 [−0.83; −0.33]
−0.66 [−0.96; −0.36]

<0.001
<0.001
<0.001

−0.23 [−0.49; 0.03]
−0.20 [−0.48; 0.09]
−0.28 [−0.53; −0.03]

0.082
0.166
0.026
Stress (PSS-4)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
7.71 ± 2.92
6.52 ± 2.84
6.27 ± 3.16
6.02 ± 3.22
7.82 ± 3.14
6.21 ± 2.78
5.40 ± 2.81
5.29 ± 3.12
7.76 ± 3.01
7.55 ± 2.85
7.27 ± 3.14
6.79 ± 3.13

−0.35 [−0.60; −0.09]
−0.31 [−0.59; −0.03]
−0.23 [−0.51; 0.05]

0.008
0.030
0.102

−0.47 [−0.73; −0.22]
−0.60 [−0.85; −0.35]
−0.47 [−0.79; −0.16]

<0.001
<0.001
0.004

−0.12 [−0.41; 0.16]
−0.29 [−0.56; −0.03]
−0.24 [−0.58; 0.09]

0.390
0.031
0.155
Well-being (WHO-5)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
9.64 ± 4.09
11.04 ± 4.57
12.39 ± 5.13
13.19 ± 4.85
9.90 ± 4.45
12.65 ± 4.21
13.05 ± 5.13
12.94 ± 4.75
9.82 ± 4.36
10.22 ± 4.68
10.41 ± 4.79
11.22 ± 5.05

0.20 [−0.07; 0.46]
0.40 [0.13; 0.67]
0.42 [0.09; 0.75]

0.140
0.004
0.015

0.52 [0.27; 0.77]
0.51 [0.24; 0.77]
0.34 [0.06; 0.61]

<0.001
<0.001
0.016

0.32 [0.05; 0.60]
0.10 [−0.21; 0.42]
−0.08 [−0.37; 0.21]

0.023
0.508
0.589
Presenteeism (SPS)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
54.73 ± 6.78
-
54.49 ± 7.85
54.81 ± 7.42
55.00 ± 6.60
-
55.44 ± 7.62
54.09 ± 8.12
55.41 ± 7.36
-
55.20 ± 7.66
55.29 ± 7.84

-
−0.07 [−0.39; 0.25]
−0.04 [−0.33; 0.24]

-
0.682
0.774

-
0.05 [−0.24; 0.33]
−0.14 [−0.50; 0.22]

-
0.744
0.436

-
0.11 [−0.19; 0.42]
−0.10 [−0.47; 0.27)

-
0.462
0.588
Work Output
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
63.46 ± 21.25
-
67.60 ± 23.64
69.58 ± 25.07
62.98 ± 21.65
-
71.79 ± 22.87
70.56 ± 24.11
63.09 ± 22.98
-
66.14 ± 22.61
68.94 ± 23.25

-
0.06 [−0.26; 0.37]
0.02 [−0.27; 0.31]

-
0.724
0.896

-
0.25 [−0.01; 0.50]
0.07 [−0.21; 0.35]

-
0.060
0.617

-
0.19 [−0.13; 0.51]
0.05 [−0.29; 0.39]

-
0.243
0.768
Absenteeism
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
5.95 ± 14.33
-
6.81 ± 16.63
6.14 ± 16.27
5.46 ± 8.56
-
5.40 ± 13.01
3.59 ± 7.69
6.31 ± 11.99
-
6.02 ± 17.56
4.52 ± 10.79

-
0.07 [−0.21; 0.34]
0.15 [−0.14; 0.44]

-
0.631
0.305

-
−0.01 [−0.27; 0.26]
−0.06 [−0.27; 0.15]

-
−0.962
0.588

-
−0.07 [−0.35; 0.20]
−0.19 [−0.46; 0.09]

-
0.597
0.181
Interoceptive Sensibility (BPQ)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
65.44 ± 18.68
-
66.81 ± 22.73
62.37 ± 22.46
60.20 ± 14.55
-
60.00 ± 19.10
61.17 ± 21.37
64.74 ± 18.16
-
60.89 ± 20.13
60.75 ± 19.06

-
0.26 [0.01; 0.51]
0.05 [−0.19; 0.30]

-
0.039
0.666

-
0.09 [−0.14; 0.33]
0.17 [−0.09; 0.43]

-
0.439
0.203

-
−0.17 [−0.43; 0.09]
0.12 [−0.18; 0.43]

-
0.191
0.424
Self-efficacy (SES)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
26.40 ± 4,00
27.98 ± 3.82
28.81 ± 4.48
29.18 ± 4.90
25.67 ± 4.99
27.92 ± 4.17
29.16 ± 4.90
28.99 ± 5.09
25.74 ± 4.43
25.65 ± 4.30
25.79 ± 4.82
26.21 ± 5.15

0.45 [0.24; 0.66]
0.51 [0.29; 0.73]
0.48 [0.19; 0.76]

<0.001
<0.001
0.002

0.55 [0.33; 0.76]
0.69 [0.46; 0.92]
0.54 [0.23; 0.85]

<0.001
<0.001
0.001

0.09 [−0.14; 0.31]
0.17 [−0.07; 0.40]
0.05 [−0.27; 0.38]

0.441
0.156
0.740
Cognitive Fusion (CFQ-D)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
31.67 ± 8.28
28.71 ± 8.24
26.36 ± 8.44
24.69 ± 8.54
32.66 ± 7.29
27.89 ± 8.37
26.13 ± 8.43
24.38 ± 8.33
31.63 ± 8.20
30.33 ± 8.50
30.58 ± 8.62
29.24 ± 9.34

−0.20 [−0.42; 0.03]
−0.49 [−0.70; −0.28]
−0.51 [−0.76; −0.26]

0.083
<0.001
<0.001

−0.38 [−0.59; −0.17]
−0.60 [−0.81; −0.38]
−0.62 [−0.86; −0.39]

<0.001
<0.001
<0.001

−0.18 [−0.40; 0.04]
−0.10 [−0.32; 0.12]
−0.11 [−0.39; 0.17]

0.108
0.376
0.443
Alexithymia (TAS-20)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
49.98 ± 11.20
47.33 ± 10.58
45.70 ± 10.63
44.73 ± 11.47
50.67 ± 11.83
46.86 ± 10.22
44.45 ± 10.34
43.77 ± 11.25
48.50 ± 11.67
48.16 ± 11.29
47.77 ± 11.30
47.05 ± 11.58

−0.18 [−0.36; −0.01]
−0.30 [−0.47; −0.12]
−0.30 [−0.52; −0.08]

0.043
0.001
0.009

−0.27 [−0.44; −0.09]
−0.45 [−0.63; −0.27]
−0.42 [−0.64; −0.20]

0.003
<0.001
<0.001

−0.09 [−0.28; 0.11]
−0.16 [−0.34; 0.03]
−0.13 [−0.36; 0.11]

0.368
0.094
0.280
Emotion Regulation–Expressive Suppression (ERQ–SP)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
14.95 ± 5.24
14.88 ± 4.76
14.07 ± 5.19
13.65 ± 5.13
14.26 ± 4.94
13.92 ± 4.59
13.25 ± 4.65
13.40 ± 4.79
14.53 ± 5.34
15.04 5.23
14.94 ± 5.58
14.96 ± 5.52

−0.08 [−0.31; 0.14]
−0.22 [−0.45; 0.01]
−0.30 [−0.53; −0.07]

0.468
0.059
0.012

−0.19 [−0.41; 0.026]
−0.29 [−0.52; −0.09]
−0.27 [−0.53; −0.01]

0.083
0.015
0.044

−0.12 [−0.33; 0.10]
−0.08 [−0.32; 0.15]
0.02 [−0.27; 0.31]

0.289
0.481
0.894
Emotion Regulation–Cognitive Reappraisal (ERQ–RE)
Baseline
4 weeks
8 weeks
6 months
23.98 ± 6.05
25.73 ± 5.67
27.97 ± 5.86
28.19 ± 6.57
22.78 ± 7.02
25.18 ± 6.08
26.87 ± 6.34
27.51 ± 7.03
27.61 ± 6.07
23.70 ± 6.33
24.19 ± 6.82
24.65 ± 6.69

0.33 [0.10; 0.55]
0.57 [0.31; 0.84]
0.51 [0.19; 0.82]

0.005
<0.001
0.002

0.35 [0.12; 0.57]
0.50 [0.23; 0.77]
0.48 [0.15; 0.82]

0.003
<0.001
0.005

0.01 [−0.23; 0.25]
−0.09 [−0.40; 0.23]
−0.02 [−0.36; 0.32]

0.943
0.581
0.908

Notes: BPQ—Body Perception Questionnaire; CFQ-D—Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire; CI—confidence interval; ERQ-RE—Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Cognitive Reappraisal); ERQ-SP—Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Expressive Suppression); FMI—Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory; GAD-7—Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire; GoD—guidance on demand; M—mean, n—number; PHQ-9—Patient Health Questionnaire; PSS-4—Short Form Perceived Stress Scale; SD—standard deviation; SES—Self-Efficacy Scale; SPS—Stanford Presenteeism Scale, TAS-20—Toronto Alexithymia Scale; UG—unguided; WHO-5—World Health Organization Well-Being Index. Significant comparisons (p ≤ 0.05) are in bold.