Mindfulness Meditation Improves Mood, Quality of Life, and Attention in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Table 1
Mean (standard deviation) of demographic information per group (control and patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) submitted to mindful awareness practices (MAP) or to no intervention) and statistical comparison between them, times of at-home practice, and rating of satisfaction with the programme in the groups submitted to the MAP.
Variable
MAP control ( = 8)
No intervention control ( = 9)
MAP ADHD ( = 21)
No intervention ADHD ( = 22)
Demographics
Gender (men/women)
3/5
4/5
11/10
12/10
Age (years)
26.9 (3.9)
28.7 (5.5)
31.2 (7.5)
31.7 (7.8)
0.32
Education (years)
16.0 (2.8)
15.9 (2.0)
14.6 (2.4)
15.1 (3.2)
0.53
IQ Raven (number correct)
54.4 (1.7)
52.2 (7.4)
52.6 (3.7)
49.4 (7.4)
0.16
At-home practices (min)*
Week 1
15.6 (11.2)
32.9 (17.6)
Week 2
21.3 (7.9)
19.8 (14.1)
Week 3
31.3 (18.1)
48.1 (27.3)
Week 4
37.5 (10.4)
52.9 (48.8)
Week 5
45.0 (10.7)
50.5 (42.8)
Week 6
54.4 (15.9)
49.7 (50.7)
Week 7
45.0 (16.0)
42.9 (57.6)
Week 8
48.8 (10.6)
33.6 (20.6)
Satisfaction (1–10 score)
9.3 (0.9)
9.3 (0.9)
0.82
No effect of health status or interaction with week, but there was an effect of week [ (7, 189) = 4.35; < 0.001]: practice in weeks 3–8 > weeks 1-2 ( < 0.001).
