Stress and Blood Pressure Management for Caregivers

Randomized participants will receive the MIM DASH, MIM or DASH intervention in eight weekly, 1-hour group sessions via telehealth (video and telephone access). Participants will receive session materials such as PowerPoint presentations so they can follow along by phone or videoconferencing. After completion of the eight weekly sessions, the participants will receive one follow-up call every other week for 8 weeks. The 3- and 6-month data will be collected as listed in the study AIMs. A manual of operations will detail all procedures related to the protocol, including participant recruitment, data collection, database usage, and database management.

"The MIM-only intervention group will receive the MIM education only in eight weekly sessions of 30 minutes each. To maintain equipoise among the intervention groups, this group will also have 30 minutes of social time to interact with the trainer and peers. To avoid cross contamination, the interventionist will not also deliver the intervention to the MIM DASH group. Each participant will have access to the digital meditations with mindfulness practice recordings as well as a weekly diary to document study activities. Participants will be instructed to perform mindfulness meditations at least five times a week and record the time in their diary. After completion of the eight weekly sessions, these participants will receive six coaching calls (two per month for 3 months) focused on mindfulness practice."

"The DASH-only group will receive the DASH education only in eight weekly sessions of 30 minutes each. This group will also have 30 minutes of social time to interact with the trainer and peers, will receive their education from a different interventionist (also a registered dietician) and receive two coaching calls per month for 3 months, in this case focused on healthy eating DASH principles."