Clinically effective, cost-saving and life-changing

Improving Mental Health for Care Home Staff

A randomized step-wedge trial evaluating the effect of a digital Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBI) for staff caring for patients living with dementia (PLWD) in care homes across Wales.

Conducted by Swansea University, care home staff followed the Be Mindful program, with measures taken prior to the intervention and at 8 and 20 weeks after starting the intervention. The results demonstrated significant improvements in overall wellbeing and reductions in stress.
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REFERENCES

Baker, C., Dennis, M. S., Islam, M. S., Russell, I. T., & Huxley, P. (2024). Web-based mindfulness course for staff working in care homes in Wales for older people with dementia. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 25(1), 81–103.

Decreasing Parent Stress and Child Externalizing Behaviour

A hybrid effectiveness-implementation intervention study evaluating the effectiveness of Be Mindful for reducing parent stress and decreasing child externalizing behavior.

Conducted by Michigan State University, parents/caregivers followed the 4-week Be Mindful program and were assessed prior and post-treatment on scales of parent stress and child behaviour. The results found large, statistically significant, and clinically meaningful reductions in both parent stress and externalizing child behavior problems. The research was based around the Family Adjustment and Adaption Response (FAAR) model, and findings supported its ideas.
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REFERENCES

Nathanson, E. W. (2022) Evaluating an Online-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for Parents of Children with Externalizing Behaviour Concerns (Doctoral Dissertation, School Psychology – Doctor of Philosophy), Michigan State University Digital Repository

Improving Mental Health in Clinical Cohort

An open-label cohort design study investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness training for patients with a mental health diagnosis. This research recommends the provision of Be Mindful to this cohort via UK community mental health providers.

Research conducted by the Innovation and Research Department at the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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REFERENCES

Griffiths, C. , Hina, F. , Pollard, L. and Reid, I. (2022) Effectiveness of Online Mindfulness Training for People Experiencing Mental Illness. Open Journal of Depression, 11, 15-29.

Reducing Problematic Smartphone Usage & Anxiety

A randomised control trial in a non-clinical sample exploring the effectiveness of Be Mindful in reducing Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU), Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) and anxiety-related symptoms, alongside increasing mindfulness.

Conducted by the University of Regina, the trial found Be Mindful to be equally effective for reducing PSU as individuals actively attempting to reduce smartphone use. The results also provide preliminary evidence of a digital Mindfulness-based intervention (Be Mindful) in reducing levels of anxiety and increasing levels of mindfulness, relative to those using a smartphone monitoring app.
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REFERENCES

Korol, S. (2021). Investigating the Relationship Between Problematic Smartphone Use, Intolerance of Uncertainty, And Mindfulness (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina).

Reducing Anxiety in Autistic Adults

A pilot randomized waitlist control trial investigating the effect of self-guided mindfulness-based and cognitive behavioural therapies at reducing anxiety in adults with autism, demonstrated significant reductions of anxiety for Be Mindful participants, with over 50% maintaining these benefits at a 6-month follow-up.

Supported by City University London and the Medical Research Council, this pilot study addresses that access to MBT and CBT is ‘problematic’ for autistic individuals, revealing online-interventions as an acceptable and effective solution that was further demonstrated by an 88% retention rate for the Be Mindful program. Read more 

REFERENCES

Gaigg, S. B., Flaxman, P. E., McLaven, G., Shah, R., Bowler, D. M., Meyer, B., … South, M. (2020). Self-guided mindfulness and cognitive behavioural practices reduce anxiety in autistic adults: A pilot 8-month waitlist-controlled trial of widely available online tools. Autism, 24(4), 867–883.

Clinically Effective & Cost Saving

A research study conducted with the chronic pain service of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust measured the outcomes for chronic pain patients enrolled on our Pathway through Pain digital program.

The study shows that patients who completed the program made significant improvements with regard to their perceived health status, level of disability, mood, confidence managing pain, problems in life due to pain and level of pain. Around one-third of participants made reliable changes in their levels of disability, depression and anxiety. Read more 

REFERENCES

Pimm, T. J., Williams, L. J., Reay, M., Pickering, S., Lota, R., Coote, L., Sarhan, F. (2019). ‘An evaluation of a digital pain management programme: clinical effectiveness and cost savings’, British Journal of Pain.

Improving Mood & Reducing Stress in Pregnancy

In collaboration with the University of Oxford and the University of Southampton’s School of Psychology, a randomized control design study sought to investigate the effectiveness of providing the Be Mindful digital program to reduce stress and improve mood in pregnancy. The results of which were published in the British Journal of Midwifery in 2018. Read more 

REFERENCES

 Krusche, A., Dymond, M., Murphy, S. E., & Crane, C. (2018). Mindfulness for pregnancy: a randomised controlled study of online mindfulness during pregnancy. Midwifery, 65, 51-57.

Reducing Depression, Anxiety & Stress

A research study using a randomized waitlist control trial design, conducted by the University of Surrey, School of Psychology evaluated the effect of the Be Mindful digital program on depression, anxiety and perceived stress. Results showed that participants who completed the program reported significantly lower levels of perceived stress, depression and anxiety. Be Mindful program completers enjoyed a 63% decrease in depression, a 58% reduction in anxiety and a 40% reduction in perceived stress, and these effects were maintained at the 3- & 6-month follow-up. Read more 

REFERENCES

Querstret, D., Cropley, M. & Fife-Schaw, C. (2018) The Effects of an Online Mindfulness Intervention on Perceived Stress, Depression and Anxiety in a Non-clinical Sample: A Randomised Waitlist Control Trial. Mindfulness Journal (May 2018, pp.1-12), Springer

Improving Sleep & Lessening Fatigue

The University of Surrey, School of Psychology conducted a randomised waitlist control trial (RCT) study to assess the effect of the Be Mindful program on key factors associated with 'recovery from work', including affective rumination, chronic and acute fatigue, and sleep quality.

The results of this seminal research study show the great benefits of mindfulness in a workplace setting and strongly support the effectiveness of delivering mindfulness training online, offering an insight into how the Be Mindful program could provide an effective and long-lasting solution to aid recovery from work on scale. Read more 

REFERENCES

Querstret, D, Cropley, M and Fife-Schaw, C (2016) Internet-based instructor-led mindfulness for work-related rumination, fatigue and sleep: assessing facets of mindfulness as mechanisms of change. A randomised waitlist control trial. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Reductions in Anxiety & Depression

The effectiveness of Be Mindful, a digital program of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was the subject of a highly significant research study by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford and published in BMJ Open in 2013.

This evaluation study followed a promising preliminary analysis of Be Mindful and its impact on stress, introducing two more assessments to also measure anxiety and depression to see if the digital program had a similar significant impact. Read more 

REFERENCES

Krusche, Adele, Eva Cyhlarova, and J. Mark G. Williams. "Mindfulness online: an evaluation of the feasibility of a web-based mindfulness course for stress, anxiety and depression." BMJ open 3.11 (2013): e003498

Lower Levels of Stress

The University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry conducted a preliminary evaluation of Be Mindful to determine the feasibility of a web-based mindfulness program and its impact on stress.

The high significance of this preliminary evaluation led to a further analysis of Be Mindful in the following year to investigate whether the program could have a similar impact on anxiety and depression. Read more 

REFERENCES

Krusche, A., Cyhlarova, E., King, S., & Williams, J. M. G. (2012). Mindfulness online: a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility of a web-based mindfulness course and the impact on stress. BMJ open, 2(3), e000803