Mindfulness and communication intervention for mothers of children with developmental disabilities in Yangon: A randomized controlled trial on parental stress and problem-solving communication.
Than Than Win, Tassanee Prasopkittikun, Supapak Phetrasuwan and 1 others
PMID 41938007WHAT IT FOUND
Mothers of children with developmental disabilities who added a mindfulness and communication program, including home practice and phone follow-up, to routine daycare services reported lower stress through 12 weeks.
Their problem-solving communication did not clearly improve more than routine services over time.
Key findings
01Compared with routine services only, mothers who received routine services plus the mindfulness and communication program reported lower parental stress at Weeks 4, 8, and 12 (P < 0.001).
02The change in problem-solving communication over time was not significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.243).
03Mothers who received the mindfulness and communication program reported high satisfaction, with a mean total score of 42.77 out of 48 possible points.
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What it does not show
All outcomes were mothers' self-reported ratings, and home practice was checked only through logbooks, not direct observation. The trial was done in one daycare centre in Yangon, with only mothers of children aged 6 to 12 years and moderate to severe developmental disabilities, so it may not apply to fathers, families with milder conditions, or other settings. The problem-solving communication result did not show a significant between-group change over time (P = 0.243), so the communication finding is weaker than the stress finding. The program combined mindfulness, communication training, home practice, and phone follow-up, so the contribution of any single component cannot be separated. The program was delivered by one trainer with mindfulness and communication certifications, and mothers knew their group, while outcomes were self-reported.
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The authors declare no conflict of interest. No funding source is stated in the supplied text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the MECE program improves problem-solving communication more than routine services over time. The time-by-group interaction was not significant (P = 0.243), so later single-time comparisons should not be read as the main finding.