Mindfulness trial reported less burden among family caregivers of people with psychosis
A small randomized trial found lower caregiver burden and improved mental-health measures compared with a control group, with differences reported through follow-up.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Family caregivers assigned to mindfulness-based stress reduction had lower caregiver burden, anxiety and hopelessness, and higher self-compassion than controls after the program and during follow-up. These findings support further study in this caregiving setting. The abstract does not report how large the differences were, so their practical importance remains uncertain.
This abstract-based summary lacks numerical effect sizes, confidence intervals, program duration and control-group details. It cannot establish whether the reported differences were large enough to matter in everyday caregiving.
What researchers found
Caregiver burden, the primary outcome
Mindfulness program versus control immediately afterward and at 1-month and 3-month follow-up; statistically significant differences, with effect sizes and measurement scale not reported.
Whose outcomes were measured
The trial focused on family members caring for someone with psychosis. Caregiver burden was the main outcome, while anxiety, hopelessness and self-compassion were secondary outcomes, so the study assessed caregiver experience rather than the patient's psychosis.
Findings across follow-up
Reported differences favored the program at each assessment after treatment. That pattern suggests the findings were not limited to the immediate post-program measurement, but the abstract provides no information about persistence beyond the scheduled follow-up.
The original publication
Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on the Mental Health and Care Burden in Family Caregivers of Individuals with Psychosis.
Boğahan M, Yılmaz S, Yılmaz M
Community Ment Health J · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41105316
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