Göz Tebrizcik Burcu, Georgescu Alexandra L, Dommett Eleanor J
Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2025 Mar 29;25(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s12906-025-04842-w.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition, but current treatment options are limited. Although medication is widely used, it does not fully address all challenges and can result in considerable side effects. One approach showing promise in alleviating symptoms is mindfulness. However, typical mindfulness-based stress reduction programmes require a significant time commitment, resulting in high attrition. Researchers have therefore started to focus on discrete components on mindfulness, including the body scan meditation.
Before embarking on large-scale trials, it is helpful to understand the willingness and preferences for body scan practice. Using an online survey, we examined current mindfulness exercises and preferences, willingness, belief that it was feasible to engage in body scan practices in 157 individuals with ADHD.
We found that most were not currently practising mindfulness but were willing to do so and believed that it was feasible. Symptom severity and available space were predictors of willingness. Preferences were shown for professional classes and 1-2 body scan practices per week. These data indicate people with ADHD are willing to engage with body scan practices, supporting the implementation of large-scale studies.
The result provides insights to support the co-development of an intervention based on body scan meditation to manage the difficulties and the design of future studies to investigate its efficacy.
注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）是一种常见的神经发育疾病，但目前的治疗选择有限。尽管药物被广泛使用，但它并不能完全应对所有挑战，还可能导致相当多的副作用。一种在缓解症状方面显示出前景的方法是正念。然而，典型的基于正念的减压计划需要大量的时间投入，导致高流失率。因此，研究人员开始关注正念的离散成分，包括身体扫描冥想。
在开展大规模试验之前，了解对身体扫描练习的意愿和偏好是有帮助的。通过在线调查，我们研究了157名ADHD患者当前的正念练习、偏好、意愿以及他们认为进行身体扫描练习是否可行的信念。
我们发现，大多数人目前没有进行正念练习，但愿意这样做，并认为这是可行的。症状严重程度和可用空间是意愿的预测因素。人们倾向于专业课程，每周进行1 - 2次身体扫描练习。这些数据表明ADHD患者愿意参与身体扫描练习，为开展大规模研究提供了支持。
该结果为支持基于身体扫描冥想的干预措施的共同开发以应对相关困难以及为未来研究其疗效的设计提供了见解。
