Table 1 Summary of methods used for each hypothesis

Objective 1

Primary Hypothesis 1: Improvement in mental health, quality of life, and medication treatment compliance in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) group

Method 1: Bivariate analyses and ANCOVA

Primary Hypothesis 2: Relation between MBSR and improvement

Method 2: Mediation analysis in structural equation modeling

Objective 2

Secondary Hypothesis: Long-term improvement of MBSR

Method 3: Repeated measures analysis

Objectives 3 and 4

N.A.

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