Mindfulness and grief: The maded program mindfulness for the acceptance of pain and emotions in grief

Abstract

Objective: to design a psychological intervention protocol for the accompaniment of pain and emotions in the grieving process based on attention and compassion. Method: mourners over 18 years of age, who have lost their family member at least 6 months ago, who are in phase 2 or 3 of the grieving process and who have no previous mental health problems, will be included. They will be evaluated after signing the informed consent, by means of: the Mindfulness Questionnaire, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, the Vitality Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale and the Complicated Grief Inventory. Descriptive statistics, Cohen’s t-test for independent samples and Rosenthal’s d or Mann-Whitney r U-test will be conducted if assumptions are not met. In addition, an ANCOVA will be performed along with the partial eta square. Outcome: The MADED (Mindfulness for Acceptance of Pain and Emotions in Grief) program consists of nine weekly sessions. Conclusion: The sessions that make up the program facilitate the healthy development of the grieving process based on the integration of the principles of mindfulness.