APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

A Culturally Responsive Mindfulness Intervention with mHealth Text Messaging to Improve Stress, Sleep, and Health Equity In African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Mind Under Pressure: Stress, Trauma & Resilience

  • Jasmin Searcy-Pate
    University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Veronica Womack
    Northwestern University
  • Garcelle Renaud
    University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Maria Camargo Pachon
    University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Alana Biggers
    University of Illinois-Chicago

Abstract

This RCT evaluated a culturally adapted mindfulness intervention supplemented with mHealth text messaging to improve sleep and stress among African Americans with Type 2 diabetes(N = 44).The program demonstrated feasibility, with preliminary improvements in sleep and mindfulness measured with reliable scales(α = .85–.89),along with a downward trend in depressive symptoms.

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