Examining the Impact of a Mindfulness Program on Anxiety in Pediatric Alopecia Areata
Anthony J Gilding1,2, Eden Ventura3, Nimrita Sangha3
1School of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Alopecia areata is an immune-mediated disease resulting in non-scarring hair loss and is associated with significant burden on mental health and quality of life. Mindfulness-based stress-reduction therapies have emerged as a potential intervention and have shown promising results, though studies of efficacy in adolescent populations are lacking. Thus, this pilot study aimed to determine if the daily use of the Breathr mindfulness app would improve anxiety in adolescent patients with AA over a 3-month period. Our results demonstrate that daily use of the app provided limited benefits for a subset of adolescents with AA and anxiety.
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