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On gender and TMT-A. The REM-ACT study: Acceptance and commitment therapy versus a mindfulness-based emotional regulation intervention in anxiety disorders. A randomized controlled trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

E. Vidal-Bermejo ,
E. Fernández-Jiménez ,
T. Castellanos-Villaverde ,
I. Torrea-Araiz ,
G. Navarro-Oliver  and
A. Hospital-Moreno
E. Vidal-Bermejo
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology And Mental Health, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
E. Fernández-Jiménez*
Affiliation:
Idipaz, Department Of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology And Mental Health, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
T. Castellanos-Villaverde
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology And Mental Health, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
I. Torrea-Araiz
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology And Mental Health, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
G. Navarro-Oliver
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology And Mental Health, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
A. Hospital-Moreno
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology And Mental Health, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

There is paucity of empirical studies which compare various mindfulness-based interventions on speed of visuomotor tracking and also analyse the differential effect of gender.

Objectives

To compare the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) versus a Mindfulness-based Emotional Regulation (MER) intervention on speed of visuomotor tracking according to gender.

Methods

This study was carried out in a Mental Health Unit in Spain (Colmenar Viejo, Madrid). Firstly, 80 adult patients with anxiety disorders were randomized according to the score on the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (blocking factor), of whom, 64 patients decided to participate (mean age = 40.66, S.D. = 11.43; 40 females). Each intervention was weekly, during 8 weeks, guided by two Clinical Psychology residents. A 2x2x2 mixed ANOVA (pre-post change x intervention type x gender) was conducted, with Sidak-correction post-hoc tests. The dependent variable was the score on TMT-A.

Results

Normality and homoscedasticity assumptions were met. No statistically significant differences were observed on age or gender between interventions. No statistically significant interaction effect was observed between pre-post change x intervention x gender on TMT-A [F(1, 52) = 2.867, p = .096, statistical power observed = 38.3%]. However, simple effects were statistically significant: while males improved on TMT-A after MER (p = .000; Cohen’s d = 1.092), females did so after ACT (p = .000; Cohen’s d = 1.506).

Conclusions

These results show that gender moderates the improvement of the two mindfulness-based interventions examined on the speed of visuomotor tracking. More research is needed to confirm these findings.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Mindfulness-based Emotional Regulationspeed of visuomotor trackingacceptance and commitment therapyrandomized controlled trial
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S788
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