Emotional well-being among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) improved with both mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and education, a recent study found. Researchers conducted a single-blind, randomized trial of MBSR vs education control among 62 adults with MS. Primary outcomes were measures of feasibility. Secondary outcomes included perceived stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain, resilience, and the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test, assessed at baseline, 8 weeks, and 12 months. Mean scores for secondary outcome measures were compared between groups at each time point and within groups across time by analyses of covariance or paired t-tests, respectively. They found:

• Successful recruitment and retention demonstrated feasibility.
• Improvements in several secondary outcomes were observed among both MBSR and control groups.
• However, differences between the groups were not statistically significant at either 8 weeks or 12 months.