Summary of the quantitative data collection for the research.

Summary of the quantitative data collection for the research.</p

Questions included on Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA).

Questions included on Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA).</p

Research project submitted to the ethics committee (Original).

Research project submitted to the ethics committee (Original).</p

Research project submitted to the ethics committee (English).

Research project submitted to the ethics committee (English).</p

SPIRIT checklist.

ObjectiveThe aim is to examine whether the addition of Virtual Reality (VR) meditation training to a standard 8-week Mindfulness-Based Health Care Program (MBHC-VR) results in a significantly increased improvement in occupational, mental health, and psychological functioning versus MBHC-only in university students.Materials and methodsA randomized controlled clinical trial with three arms (MBHC, MBHC-VR, Control Group), four assessment time points (pre-intervention, inter-session, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up), and mixed methodology will be proposed. University students (undergraduate, master, or doctoral) interested in participating and who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be included over two years. Data will be collected from different ad hoc questionnaires, several standardized tests, and an Ecological Momentary Assessment. We will use R software to carry out descriptive analyses (univariate and bivariate), multilevel modeling, and structural equation models to respond to the proposed objective. The qualitative analysis will be carried out using the MAXQDA program and the technique of focus groups.DiscussionIt is expected that with the proposed intervention university students will learn to relate in a healthier way with their mental processes, so as to improve their occupational balance (OB) and their psychological well-being.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT05929430.</div

Structure of sessions in the mindfulness-based health care program.

Structure of sessions in the mindfulness-based health care program.</p

Flowchart of the study procedure.

Abbreviations: MBHC: Mindfulness-Based Health Care; MBHC-VR: Mindfulness-Based Health Care with virtual reality; WL: waiting list.</p

Thematic guide for focus group discussions.

ObjectiveThe aim is to examine whether the addition of Virtual Reality (VR) meditation training to a standard 8-week Mindfulness-Based Health Care Program (MBHC-VR) results in a significantly increased improvement in occupational, mental health, and psychological functioning versus MBHC-only in university students.Materials and methodsA randomized controlled clinical trial with three arms (MBHC, MBHC-VR, Control Group), four assessment time points (pre-intervention, inter-session, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up), and mixed methodology will be proposed. University students (undergraduate, master, or doctoral) interested in participating and who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be included over two years. Data will be collected from different ad hoc questionnaires, several standardized tests, and an Ecological Momentary Assessment. We will use R software to carry out descriptive analyses (univariate and bivariate), multilevel modeling, and structural equation models to respond to the proposed objective. The qualitative analysis will be carried out using the MAXQDA program and the technique of focus groups.DiscussionIt is expected that with the proposed intervention university students will learn to relate in a healthier way with their mental processes, so as to improve their occupational balance (OB) and their psychological well-being.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT05929430.</div