Online mindfulness group reported lower stress scores after hospital discharge
Patients discharged after COVID-19 hospitalization reported lower psychological symptom scores with online mindfulness training. The abstract leaves questions about design and duplicated results.
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The 30-second takeaway
Among patients discharged after COVID-19 hospitalization, those assigned to online mindfulness training had lower stress, anxiety and depression questionnaire scores after the program than those receiving routine discharge care. These results concern psychological symptoms. They do not show whether physical recovery improved or whether the symptom differences persisted after training ended.
Convenience sampling narrows the population represented. The design label and reported random assignment need clarification, as do identical anxiety and depression summaries and unspecified ± quantities.
What researchers found
Stress questionnaire after training
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale scores favored mindfulness over routine discharge care after 4 weeks; the reported difference was statistically significant.
What the questionnaire measured
The questionnaire assessed psychological symptoms before and after training. The stress result favors the mindfulness group on that measure, but does not establish improved physical recovery from infection.
Why duplicate results matter
The abstract gives identical numerical summaries for anxiety and depression, although they are separate outcomes. Abstract-only access cannot determine whether this reflects the underlying data or a reporting problem.
The original publication
Effectiveness of an online mindfulness based stress reduction intervention on psychological distress among patients with COVID19 after hospital discharge.
Mozaffari M, Naderi M, Zahednezhad H et al.
Sci Rep · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40653580
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