Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Adolescents with Recurrent Headaches: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Table 2
Pre- and posttreatment outcome measures for treatment completers (N = 15).
Pretreatment mean (SD)
Posttreatment mean (SD)
Pre/postcomparison
Headache disability
PedMIDAS
62.07 (64.66)
57.33 (73.90)
, = .589
Quality of life
Teen PedsQL Total
53.26 (10.32)
58.19 (11.90)
, = .187
Teen PedsQL Physical Functioning
56.04 (15.73)
60.63 (19.22)
, = .470
Teen PedsQL Psychosocial Functioning
51.78 (11.88)
56.89 (9.82)
, = .172
Parent PedsQL Total
55.87 (13.90)
63.33 (13.06)
, = .049
Parent PedsQL Physical Functioning
56.25 (18.18)
66.88 (3.93)
, = .032
Parent PedsQL Psychosocial Functioning
55.67 (13.60)
61.44 (13.76)
, = .125
Pain acceptance
CPAQ-A Activity Engagement
25.40 (8.74)
28.40 (9.49)
, = .112
CPAQ-A Pain Withdrawal
22.47 (6.46)
17.47 (5.18)
, = .005
CPAQ-A Total
47.87 (6.95)
45.87 (9.08)
, = .295
Depression
CES-DC Total
33.33 (11.54)
26.07 (12.60)
, = .009
Anxiety
MASC Total
58.29 (8.56)
56.29 (9.11)
, = .318
indicates statistically significant differences in two-tailed pre/postpaired samples -tests. SD: standard deviation; Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment; Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, Adolescent Version; Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children; Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children.
