Ultra-brief Online Mindfulness-based Intervention During COVID-19 Movement Control Order

Effects of an Ultra-brief Online Mindfulness-based Intervention on Mental Health During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in Malaysia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

The federal government of Malaysia implemented a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) to control the COVID-19 outbreak. The MCO, however, has been found to have a negative impact on people's mental wellbeing. Interventions that can improve mental health under restricted movement condition is urgently. The present study investigated the impact of a brief, online mindfulness-based intervention on mental health using two-arm randomized controlled trial design. A total of 161 participants self-reported their feeling, anxiety, psychological insecurity, and well-being at baseline (T1) and post-test (T2), while 61 of them answered the same set of measures and the fear of COVID-19 scale in a follow-up study two weeks later (T3).

Inclusion Criteria:

• People residing in Malaysia during the Movement Control Order.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People who are unable to read or write in either Malay, English or Mandarin languages.