The impact of baseline mindfulness scores on mindfulness-based intervention outcomes : toward personalized mental health interventions

Vergara, Rodrigo C.; Baquedano, Constanza; Lorca-Ponce, Enrique; Steinebach, Christoph; Langer, Álvaro I.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25319

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The impact of baseline mindfulness scores on mindfulness-based intervention outcomes : toward personalized mental health interventions
Authors:	Vergara, Rodrigo C. Baquedano, Constanza Lorca-Ponce, Enrique Steinebach, Christoph Langer, Álvaro I.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614 10.21256/zhaw-25319
Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume(Issue):	13
Issue:	934614
Issue Date:	11-Jul-2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Frontiers Research Foundation
ISSN:	1664-1078
Language:	English
Subjects:	Baseline; Mindfulness-based intervention; Personal trajectory; RCT outcome; Mental health
Subject (DDC):	155: Differential and developmental psychology
Abstract:	A growing body of evidence has portrayed mindfulness as a useful tool for dealing with a broad range of psychological problems and disorders. This has created the impression that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can be used to treat nearly all psychological difficulties, in all cases. Nonetheless, little research has been done on how individual differences may contribute to intervention outcomes. The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of baseline mindfulness on participants’ outcomes by examining three prior Randomized Controlled Trials that addressed the impact of MBIs on mental health and mindfulness measures. The participants were 164 people, aged between 12 and 45, from both clinical and non-clinical samples. Our findings indicate that at least two thirds of the change produced by these interventions in terms of mindfulness scores can be predicted by the baseline scores of the same variables. We also found that many trajectories are not only strongly influenced by the initial status of the participants, but also by the intervention performed, as attested to by the significant interactions found. These results stress the need to continue doing research in a way that considers the diversity of participants’ trajectories, increasing the room for intervention improvements aligned with a more personalized health care model.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25319
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit:	Psychological Institute (PI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie

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Vergara, R. C., Baquedano, C., Lorca-Ponce, E., Steinebach, C., & Langer, Á. I. (2022). The impact of baseline mindfulness scores on mindfulness-based intervention outcomes : toward personalized mental health interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(934614). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614

Vergara, R.C. et al. (2022) ‘The impact of baseline mindfulness scores on mindfulness-based intervention outcomes : toward personalized mental health interventions’, Frontiers in Psychology, 13(934614). Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614.

R. C. Vergara, C. Baquedano, E. Lorca-Ponce, C. Steinebach, and Á. I. Langer, “The impact of baseline mindfulness scores on mindfulness-based intervention outcomes : toward personalized mental health interventions,” Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, no. 934614, Jul. 2022, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614.

VERGARA, Rodrigo C., Constanza BAQUEDANO, Enrique LORCA-PONCE, Christoph STEINEBACH und Álvaro I. LANGER, 2022. The impact of baseline mindfulness scores on mindfulness-based intervention outcomes : toward personalized mental health interventions. Frontiers in Psychology. 11 Juli 2022. Bd. 13, Nr. 934614. DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614

Vergara, Rodrigo C., Constanza Baquedano, Enrique Lorca-Ponce, Christoph Steinebach, and Álvaro I. Langer. 2022. “The Impact of Baseline Mindfulness Scores on Mindfulness-Based Intervention Outcomes : Toward Personalized Mental Health Interventions.” Frontiers in Psychology 13 (934614). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614.

Vergara, Rodrigo C., et al. “The Impact of Baseline Mindfulness Scores on Mindfulness-Based Intervention Outcomes : Toward Personalized Mental Health Interventions.” Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, no. 934614, July 2022, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934614.