Mindfulness-based Interventions in COPD Patients

The digital MBI consists of four auditory guided mindfulness exercises lasting between 10 and 15 minutes. The four exercises are a body scan and three sitting meditations (awareness of the heartbeat, awareness of the body, awareness of sounds). The exercises can be conducted via a software (https://www.movisens.com/de/produkte/movisensxs/) on participants' smartphones. Participants will be familiarized with the concept of mindfulness and the intervention in a single face-to-face introductory session. Additionally, participants will receive a manual, containing all relevant information. Participants will be instructed to practice at least once daily over the course of eight weeks. We recommended to come up with a fixed time point for the mindfulness practice to facilitate a routine. They can choose individually between the exercises. After the intervention period, participants received the exercises as audio files and could continue practicing.