Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program and its working mechanisms in improving psychological health parameters (depression, anxiety, and stress) among women who have experienced domestic violence (DV). In a randomized controlled trial, 51 DV-victimized women were assigned to an intervention group (n = 27) or a waitlist control group (n = 24). The intervention was a five-week yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program. The researchers planned to provide support for the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program for improving the psychological health of DV-victimized women. Self-compassion and rumination were hypothesized as working mechanisms underlying the intervention's success.

Official Title
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A Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence: A Randomized Control Trial Study

Conditions
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Domestic Violence

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: The inclusion criteria for this study required participants to be women aged 18 years or older who had experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months but were no longer in an ongoing domestic violence situation. Additionally, participants needed to have secure access to a smartphone or a laptop / Personal Computer. Exclusion Criteria: Refusal to give consent or missing more than one session of the psychoeducation program were the exclusion criteria. The individuals who met the absence criterion were still able to continue the rest of the sessions; however, their questionnaires were not included.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program Group<br> | Behavioral: Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program<br>* A unique mindfulness psychoeducation program incorporating features of Hatha yoga and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, plus the main concepts of self-compassion<br>|
| No Intervention: Waitlist Control Group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 | To measure the occurrence of symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In this scale, higher scores mean higher depression, anxiety, or stress. | 6 weeks | 
| The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form | To measure self-compassion level. In this scale higher scores mean better/higher self-compassion. | 6 weeks | 
| The Brief State Rumination Inventory | To measure rumination level. In this scale higher scores mean higher rumination. | 6 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Brief yoga and mindfulness, online psychoeducation, self-compassion, rumination, domestic violence, psychological health