A telephonic mindfulness-based intervention for persons with sickle cell disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Comparison between typical mindfulness-based stress reduction program and telephonic mindfulness-based intervention for persons with sickle cell disease

Week	MBSR	Telephonic MBI
1	Body scan	Mindful breathing
2	Breath awareness	Body scan
3	Sitting meditation, individual yoga	Loving-kindness
4	Stress coping	Mindful eating
5	Communication styles	Sensory awareness
6	Yoga, sitting meditation	Overview, conclusion
7	Loving-kindness	N/A
Weekend Retreat	Silent retreat	N/A
8	Wrap-up	N/A

MBSR Mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBI Mindfulness-based intervention, N/A Not applicable
This table provides a comparison of the standard 8-week MBSR program and the telephonic MBI that will be tested

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