A randomized controlled pilot study of a brief web-based mindfulness training

INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Mindfulnesstraining, 13 days, 2 Modules a 6 days. Module 1: Audiofiles with guided mindfulness techniques. Module 2: flash‐animated exercise to improve affect labelling and support exercising the techniques learned in M1. Intervention 2: Waitlist, started training when treatment‐group finished the training. CONDITION: Z73 ‐ Problems related to life‐management difficulty PRIMARY OUTCOME: Distress and perceived stress were measured at baseline and after 13 days, when the training had ended. There was also a 3‐month follow‐up. Distress was measured with the BSI (Brief Symptom Inventory, Franke, 2000) and perceived stress with the PSQ (Perceived Stress Questionnaire, Fliege et al., 2005). It was expected that an improvement of both parameters could be documneted after the training. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Mindfulness, mood and emotion regulation skills were measured at baseline, after 13 days and at a 3‐month follow‐up were measure with the FMI (Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, Walach et al., 2006), emotion regulation with the EMO‐CHECK/SEK‐27 (Berking & Znoj, 2008) and mood with the PANAS (Positive Affect Schedule Negative Affect Schedule, Crawford & Henry, 2004), which was included in the EMO‐CHECK. It was expected that mindfulness, emotion regulation and positive affect would improve. Negative affect was expected to dicrease. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Internet access