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A randomized controlled feasibility trial of online compassion‐focused self‐help for psoriasis

BACKGROUND: People with psoriasis can experience psychological distress that might be amenable to psychosocial self‐help. OBJECTIVES: This study tested the feasibility and acceptability of two theoretically developed self‐help interventions designed to reduce feelings of shame and improve quality of...

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Autores principales: Muftin, Zina, Gilbert, Paul, Thompson, Andrew R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9322264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35041766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21020
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Thompson, Andrew R.
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description BACKGROUND: People with psoriasis can experience psychological distress that might be amenable to psychosocial self‐help. OBJECTIVES: This study tested the feasibility and acceptability of two theoretically developed self‐help interventions designed to reduce feelings of shame and improve quality of life. METHODS: A randomized controlled feasibility trial was conducted comprising 130 participants with psoriasis who were randomly allocated to receive either compassion‐based self‐help (n = 65) or mindfulness‐based self‐help (n = 65), over a 4‐week period. Both interventions were provided online. RESULTS: The interventions were found to be acceptable, with over 70% of study completers reporting that they found the materials helpful. Of the 130 participants, 92 completed the study, with attrition at 29%. Both interventions showed modest yet statistically significant reductions in shame (Cohen’s d = 0.20) and improvements in quality of life (Cohen’s d = 0.40). CONCLUSIONS: Self‐help based on compassion and mindfulness is acceptable to users, and can reduce feelings of shame and improve quality of life for people living with psoriasis. What is already known about this topic? Psoriasis can be associated with psychological distress. Various forms of psychological intervention have been tested; however, few compassion based interventions have been developed or trialled. What does this study add? This study demonstrates that compassion‐based self‐help is acceptable to people with psoriasis. This study provides provisional evidence of effectiveness of compassion based self‐help in reducing feelings of shame and improving quality of life for people living with psoriasis.
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spelling pubmed-93222642022-07-30 A randomized controlled feasibility trial of online compassion‐focused self‐help for psoriasis Muftin, Zina Gilbert, Paul Thompson, Andrew R. Br J Dermatol Original Articles BACKGROUND: People with psoriasis can experience psychological distress that might be amenable to psychosocial self‐help. OBJECTIVES: This study tested the feasibility and acceptability of two theoretically developed self‐help interventions designed to reduce feelings of shame and improve quality of life. METHODS: A randomized controlled feasibility trial was conducted comprising 130 participants with psoriasis who were randomly allocated to receive either compassion‐based self‐help (n = 65) or mindfulness‐based self‐help (n = 65), over a 4‐week period. Both interventions were provided online. RESULTS: The interventions were found to be acceptable, with over 70% of study completers reporting that they found the materials helpful. Of the 130 participants, 92 completed the study, with attrition at 29%. Both interventions showed modest yet statistically significant reductions in shame (Cohen’s d = 0.20) and improvements in quality of life (Cohen’s d = 0.40). CONCLUSIONS: Self‐help based on compassion and mindfulness is acceptable to users, and can reduce feelings of shame and improve quality of life for people living with psoriasis. What is already known about this topic? Psoriasis can be associated with psychological distress. Various forms of psychological intervention have been tested; however, few compassion based interventions have been developed or trialled. What does this study add? This study demonstrates that compassion‐based self‐help is acceptable to people with psoriasis. This study provides provisional evidence of effectiveness of compassion based self‐help in reducing feelings of shame and improving quality of life for people living with psoriasis. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-04-30 2022-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9322264/ /pubmed/35041766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21020 Text en © 2022 The Authors. British Journal of Dermatology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Association of Dermatologists. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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