Meals, Mindfulness, & Moving Forward: A feasibility study to a multi‐modal lifestyle approach in early psychosis

• DOI: 10.1111/eip.12546
• Publication Date: 2018-03-07T09:26:40Z
• Authors: Craigan Usher; Andie Thompson; Meridith Griebeler; Angela Senders; Celeste Seibel; Richard Ly; Charles Murchison; Kirsten Hagen; Keith‐Allen Afong; Dennis Bourdette; Rachel Ross; Alena Borgatti; Lynne Shinto
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Adolescent; Yoga; Pilot Projects; Diet; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Meditation; 0302 clinical medicine; Patient Education as Topic; Psychotic Disorders; Case-Control Studies; Early Medical Intervention; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Patient Compliance; Female; Counselor Education; Life Style; Mindfulness

AimThe primary aim was to demonstrate adherence to a novel 6‐week lifestyle intervention program (“Meals, Mindfulness, & Moving Forward” [M3]) designed to help improve lifestyle practices of youth with a history of at least 1 psychotic episode.MethodsM3 used a non‐equivalent control group design involving clients from a community early intervention program. Seventeen individuals in the active M3 program and 16 controls were assessed for secondary outcomes at baseline, 6‐weeks, and 12‐weeks (6 weeks post‐intervention) on cardiometabolic and symptomatic outcomes.ResultsThe program met its primary aim with 88% (15/17) of participants meeting adherence criteria. Compared with the controls, M3 participants showed significant improvement in positive psychotic symptoms (P = .002).ConclusionThis pilot study showed that young people involved in a community early intervention program adhered to an activity‐based lifestyle program which included mindfulness meditation, yoga and nutrition education, warranting further evaluation with a larger sample size.