%0 Journal Article
%@ 1438-8871
%I JMIR Publications Inc.
%V 17
%N 1
%P e8
%T Enhancing Web-Based Mindfulness Training for Mental Health Promotion With the Health Action Process Approach: Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Mak,Winnie WS
%A Chan,Amy TY
%A Cheung,Eliza YL
%A Lin,Cherry LY
%A Ngai,Karin CS
%+ Diversity & Well-Being Laboratory, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 3rd Floor, Sino Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, 999077, China (Hong Kong), 852 39436577, wwsmak@psy.cuhk.edu.hk
%K Internet-based intervention
%K online intervention
%K mindfulness
%K Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)
%K mental health promotion
%D 2015
%7 19.01.2015
%9 Original Paper
%J J Med Internet Res
%G English
%X Background: With increasing evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of Web-based interventions and mindfulness-based training in improving health, delivering mindfulness training online is an attractive proposition. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two Internet-based interventions (basic mindfulness and Health Action Process Approach enhanced mindfulness) with waitlist control. Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) principles were used to enhance participants’ efficacy and planning. Methods: Participants were recruited online and offline among local universities; 321 university students and staff were randomly assigned to three conditions. The basic and HAPA-enhanced groups completed the 8-week fully automated mindfulness training online. All participants (including control) were asked to complete an online questionnaire pre-program, post-program, and at 3-month follow-up. Results: Significant group by time interaction effect was found. The HAPA-enhanced group showed significantly higher levels of mindfulness from pre-intervention to post-intervention, and such improvement was sustained at follow-up. Both the basic and HAPA-enhanced mindfulness groups showed better mental well-being from pre-intervention to post-intervention, and improvement was sustained at 3-month follow-up. Conclusions: Online mindfulness training can improve mental health. An online platform is a viable medium to implement and disseminate evidence-based interventions and is a highly scalable approach to reach the general public. Trial Registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR): ChiCTR-TRC-12002954; http://www.chictr.org/en/proj/show.aspx?proj=3904 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6VCdG09pA). 
%M 25599904
%R 10.2196/jmir.3746
%U http://www.jmir.org/2015/1/e8/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3746
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25599904