Using a Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Promote Subjective Well-Being, Trait Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, and Resilience in Women With Fibromyalgia

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to experimentally assess the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for the improvement of subjective well-being, trait emotional intelligence (TEI), mental health, and resilience in a sample of women with fibromyalgia (FM). The sample consisted of 104 women, between 29 and 77 years old (M = 47.59; SD = 5.93). The measures used were as follows: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Positive and Negative Affection Scale (PANAS), Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (TEIQue-SF), Mental Health Questionnaire (MH-5), and Resilience Scale (ER-14). A quasi-experimental design of repeated measures with a control group (CG) was used: before and after the application of the treatment and a follow-up assessment 6 months after the completion of the intervention. In order to assess the effect of the program, the participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control conditions. In the pretest evaluation, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were carried out. In the post-test evaluation, a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) of the study variables as a whole was performed. Then, descriptive analyses and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) of the post-test scores (covariate pretest score) were performed. In the follow-up evaluation, a MANCOVA of the study variables as a whole was performed. Then, descriptive and ANCOVA analyses of the follow-up scores (covariate pretest score) were performed. In addition, the effect size was calculated using partial eta-squared (μ2). The post-test results confirmed statistically significant differences in satisfaction with life (SWL), positive affect (PA), mental health, and resilience. The follow-up results showed statistically significant differences in SWL, PA, TEI, mental health, and resilience. The study provides an effective intervention tool that has been validated experimentally. The general results allow the emphasis of the importance of the implementation of MBIs framed in non-pharmacological treatments in FM.

Physical Activity, Resilience, Sense of Coherence and Coping in People with Multiple Sclerosis in the Situation Derived from COVID-19

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Psychological contributors to the frail phenotype: The association between resilience and frailty in patients with cirrhosis

“…Prior studies in populations with other conditions including cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and older adults in general have demonstrated that resilience can improve with targeted interventions such as mindfulness and/or cognitive behavioral therapy. [19][20][21][22][23][24] Though research on whether resilience training impacts physiologic health outcomes is limited, improvements in HDL cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, and bodily pain in patients with diabetes and chronic pain have been reported with such interventions. 21,25 Lastly, given the association between resilience and mental health disorders, treatment of mental health disorders may be incorporated into strategies to simultaneously improve resilience.…”

“…Second, resilience as a risk factor may be modifiable. Prior studies in populations with other conditions including cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and older adults in general have demonstrated that resilience can improve with targeted interventions such as mindfulness and/or cognitive behavioral therapy 19‐24 . Though research on whether resilience training impacts physiologic health outcomes is limited, improvements in HDL cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, and bodily pain in patients with diabetes and chronic pain have been reported with such interventions 21,25 .…”

Protocol for the Implementation and Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Children with Mental Disorders in a Clinical Setting

“…Among the changes that are reported by parents, one of the most important skills for the exercise of parenting that helps to improve the relationship between parents and children is emotional intelligence [24]. Emotional intelligence could be defined as the emotional competence to manage emotions, feelings, and thoughts; its objective is to enable individuals to interact with their environment in a rational way in order to promote the capacity to adapt to different contexts and situations and build relationships that are satisfying and promote personal growth [25].…”