An evaluation of a low intensity mHealth enhanced mindfulness intervention for Chinese university students: A randomized controlled trial

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 270, Issue , 2018, Pages 394-403

  Hall, Brian J ^a,b   Xiong, Peng ^a   Guo, Xinqi ^a   Sou, Elvo Kuai Long ^a   Chou, Un I ^a   Shen, Zhuozhuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; mHealth; Mindfulness; Sleep; Stress; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDFULNESS; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP LATENCY; SLEEP QUALITY; STRESS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP; STANDARDS; STUDENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TELEMEDICINE; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85054328226     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.060     Document Type: Article

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