The Mediating Effects of Mindfulness on Perceived Stress From HIV Stigma in People Living With HIV in Myanmar: A Cross-sectional Study.
Feifei Huang, Wei-Ti Chen, Cheng-Shi Shiu and 5 others
PMID 35862633WHAT IT FOUND
People living with HIV in Myanmar reported more stress when they felt more HIV stigma.
Mindfulness was part of the link between stigma and stress, but the study did not test whether mindfulness reduces stress.
Key findings
01HIV stigma, perceived HIV stress, and mindfulness were significantly correlated with each other.
02The model reported a significant direct effect from HIV stigma to perceived HIV stress (0.163) and a significant indirect effect through mindfulness (0.135).
03Mindfulness accounted for 45.15% of the total effect from HIV stigma to perceived stress.
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What it does not show
The study measured people at one time, so it cannot show that stigma causes stress or that mindfulness reduces stress. CD4 count and viral load were self-reported, so recall bias is possible. Participants were recruited through a closed Facebook group, so people without internet access, especially in rural areas, may be missing. The authors called the sample small, which limits generalising the model to all people living with HIV in Myanmar. Five percent of responses were missing across participants.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the mindfulness finding as proof that mindfulness practice reduces stress. The study measured people at one time and did not assign anyone to mindfulness, so it cannot show cause.