Maintaining Treatment Fidelity of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Intervention for Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized Controlled Trial Experience
Table 4
Treatment experience and satisfaction among the intervention group participants during the study.
Measure
Overall
Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Cohort 3
Cohort 4
Cohort 5
Cohort 6
Cohort 7
Cohort 8
Treatment Satisfaction Survey (completed at the last intervention session; N = 46)
Importance of the meditation course
8.2 ± 1.3
7.4 ± 2.0
7.8 ± 0.8
8.0 ± 1.0
9.2 ± 1.0
8.7 ± 0.8
8.5 ± 1.9
8.0±1.6
7.5 ± 0.6
Usefulness of the course in helping maintain sobriety
7.5 ± 2.0
7.4 ± 2.1
8.0 ± 1.6
7.1 ± 2.1
8.0 ± 1.8
7.7 ± 1.2
6.3 ± 3.3
7.7 ± 2.7
8.0 ± 1.4
Likelihood to continuing a formal meditation practice in the future
8.3 ± 1.9
7.8 ± 2.3
8.8 ± 1.3
7.7 ± 2.6
9.2 ± 0.8
9.0 ± 0.9
8.0 ± 2.2
7.7 ± 2.5
8.5 ± 1.7
Likelihood of continuing brief mindfulness practices in the future
8.6 ± 2.1
8.8 ± 2.2
7.0 ± 3.3
8.4 ± 2.3
9.7 ± 0.5
9.7 ± 0.8
8.5 ± 2.4
8.7 ± 1.4
7.5 ± 3.0
Global Assessment of Treatment (completed at the 8-week follow-up; N = 48)
Satisfaction with the received MM therapy
5.5 ± 1.4
6.0 ± 0.8
5.0 ± 2.2
5.6 ± 1.0
4.8 ± 1.8
6.2 ± 0.4
5.6 ± 2.1
6.0 ± 0.9
5.2 ± 1.4
Overall change in alcohol problem since starting the study
5.8 ± 0.9
6.0 ± 0.0
5.8 ± 0.5
5.6 ± 0.8
5.8 ± 0.4
5.8 ± 0.8
6.4 ± 0.9
5.1 ± 0.8
5.8 ± 0.9
Helpfulness of the MM program for alcohol problem
1.7 ± 0.7
1.8 ± 0.5
1.4 ± 0.5
1.6 ± 0.5
1.7 ± 0.5
1.7 ± 0.5
1.4 ± 0.5
1.8 ± 0.7
1.7 ± 0.7
Responses on a 0–10 Likert scale: 0 = not likely at all/not important, 10 = very likely/very important; Responses on a 1–7 Likert scale: 1 = extremely dissatisfied, 7 = extremely satisfied; Responses on a 1–7 Likert scale: 1 = very much worse, 7 = very much improved; Responses on a 1–5 Likert scale: 1 = very helpful, 5 = not helpful and has made things worse.
