Cheryl A. Browne

2 papers in the library · publishing 2022-2026

Papers

Effects of Online Versus In-Person Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): The Impact of Adding Brief Individual Interviews

Mindfulness May 12, 2026 Yasushi Ito, Cheryl A. Browne, Kazumi Yamamoto

An 8-week community-based Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program improved psychological well-being whether delivered in person or online. However, online delivery without brief individual interviews showed 32.3–62.0% smaller improvements in mood, health-related quality of life, and perceived stress compared to in-person delivery, even though mindfulness and self-compassion improved similarly. Adding brief individual interviews to the online protocol produced improvements 27.0–184.2% larger than online-only and was non-inferior to in-person delivery across all measures. The findings suggest that online MBSR can match in-person effectiveness when augmented with individual interviews, highlighting the importance of instructor factors.

DOI: 10.1007/s12671-026-02865-z Full text Mindfulness-based stress reduction Protocol science Stress management Public health +3

The Impacts of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Mindfulness and Well-being for Regular and Novice Meditators

Mindfulness June 1, 2022 Yasushi Ito, Cheryl A. Browne, Kazumi Yamamoto

Regular meditators (those meditating 45 minutes or more per week) and novice meditators both improved significantly after an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on measures of mindfulness, self-compassion, mood disturbance, perceived stress, and mental health, but not physical health. At the start, regular meditators already scored higher on mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health, and reported less mood disturbance and stress. After the program, novice meditators reached scores comparable to the regular meditators' starting levels. Only mindfulness showed a different rate of change between the two groups.

DOI: 10.1007/s12671-022-01888-6