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. 2023 May 24;4(2):221-233.
doi: 10.3390/ebj4020020.

Feasibility of Mindfulness for Burn Survivors and Parents of Children with Burns

Eleni Papamikrouli  1 , Marianne B Kool  2 , Carine van Schie  1 , Nancy E E Van Loey  3   4
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Feasibility of Mindfulness for Burn Survivors and Parents of Children with Burns

Eleni Papamikrouli et al. Eur Burn J. .

Abstract

Burn survivors, spouses, and parents of children with burns may experience psychological distress for a prolonged period. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an intervention that can improve psychological well-being. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an MBSR group intervention in a convenience sample. An MBSR group intervention was conducted for burn survivors (n = 8) and parents of children with burns (n = 9), each comprising eight sessions. The participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II-NL, PTSS Checklist DSM-5, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-Short Form, Self-Compassion Scale-Short form, and evaluation questions at baseline, immediately after, and three months post-intervention. All participants completed the intervention. The intervention was rated very useful (M = 8.8), and the participants were very satisfied (M = 8.8). The highest effect was observed in the parents' group on mindfulness skills and self-compassion. For both groups, there was an increase in personal goal scores immediately after the intervention. Qualitative data show that the participants in both groups experienced more inner peace, more awareness of thoughts and emotions, and more self-compassion. This exploratory study suggests that a mindfulness intervention is feasible and can be effective in improving mindfulness skills and self-compassion, particularly in parents of children with burns.

Keywords: MBSR; burns; group intervention; mindfulness; parents.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Participants’ ratings of usefulness of the MBSR program components rated from 0 (not useful at all) to 4 (very useful).
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Mean scores and standard deviations for pre-intervention (left bar), post-intervention (middle bar), and follow-up (right bar) test scores for the respective measures for the burn survivor group and parent group. * Indicates statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level compared to the pre-intervention score.
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Figure 2
Mean scores and standard deviations for pre-intervention (left bar), post-intervention (middle bar), and follow-up (right bar) test scores for the respective measures for the burn survivor group and parent group. * Indicates statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level compared to the pre-intervention score.
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