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Front. Psychol.
Sec. Mindfulness
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359174
This article is part of the Research Topic Mindfulness-based Interventions for Substance Use Disorders among Minoritized Populations View all articles

Mixed methods analysis of satisfaction during a 12-session mindfulness-based intervention for women with a substance use disorder and trauma symptomatology

Provisionally accepted
Tara G. Bautista Tara G. Bautista 1*Orrin Ware Orrin Ware 2Miracle Macias Miracle Macias 1Veronica D. Rivas Veronica D. Rivas 1Yesenia Cruz- Carrillo Yesenia Cruz- Carrillo 3Alec Davidson Alec Davidson 1Mariia Mezhenska Mariia Mezhenska 1Mariana Sanchez Mariana Sanchez 4Hortensia Amaro Hortensia Amaro 4
  • 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States
  • 2 School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  • 3 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States
  • 4 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States

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    Satisfaction with an intervention influences the uptake of behavior changes and long-term efficacy of the intervention. Therefore, it is crucial to assess satisfaction by participant profile when creating and adapting behavior interventions for minoritized populations. Qualitative and quantitative data regarding participant trauma symptom severity and intervention satisfaction were collected through self-report surveys from 54 women, 59.3% Hispanic, average age=33.21 (SD=10.42), in residential treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) who participated in a 12-session mindfulness-based intervention. Qualitative responses were coded using thematic analysis and an integrative mixedmethods approach was used to compare qualitative theme frequency between, high trauma (N=28) and low trauma (N=26) groups at Session 2 and 11. High and low trauma groups were determined by interquartile ranges (bottom 25% =low, top 75% =high). At session 2, the low trauma group reported significantly higher satisfaction (M=4.20, SD=0.55) compared to the high trauma group (M=3.77, SD=0.89); t(43)=1.90, p=.03). f For session 11, there was no significant difference between groups.The mixed-methods analysis revealed that "trouble focusing" appeared more frequently in the high trauma group than the low trauma group during session 2, but the theme was not present in either group at session 11. Suggesting this may be an initial barrier for individuals with high trauma, but the barrier subsides throughout the intervention, which speaks to the importance of retention strategies tailored for participants with SUDs and high trauma while they adjust to the intervention. Assessing initial challenges with satisfaction may help facilitators intervene to increase participant satisfaction.

    Keywords: Satisfaction, Trauma, Residential Treatment, mindfulness, substance use disorder, Women

    Received: 20 Dec 2023; Accepted: 16 May 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Bautista, Ware, Macias, Rivas, Cruz- Carrillo, Davidson, Mezhenska, Sanchez and Amaro. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Tara G. Bautista, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States

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