Frontiers in Education
September 3, 2018
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Geneviève Taylor, Linda Paquette et al.
6 citations
Background: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) constitute a promising option to alleviate psychological symptoms in students with psychiatric disorders. Objective: This study evaluated the impact of a MBI on psychological symptoms of elementary school students with psychiatric disorders in a special education curriculum. Method: A series of n-of-1 trials with an experimental A-B-A design...
Children
August 28, 2018
Nicholas Chadi, Elli Weisbaum, Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been shown to improve health and well-being in adolescents with chronic illnesses. Because they are most often delivered in person in a group setting, there are several barriers that limit access to MBIs for youth with limited mobility or who cannot access in-person MBIs in their communities. The objective of this study was to determine if eHealth is...
JMIR Research Protocols
November 27, 2017
Nicholas Chadi, Miriam E. Kaufman, Elli Weisbaum et al.
16 citations
BACKGROUND: Eight-week mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have a beneficial impact on mental health and well-being in adolescents with chronic health conditions. Usually delivered in person in a group setting, these programs are difficult to access for teens with disabilities or who do not have in-person MBIs available in their communities. OBJECTIVE: This paper outlines the rationale,...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
August 30, 2017
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Éric Lacourse, Catherine Herba et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions constitute a promising option to address anxiety and depression in elementary school students. This study evaluated the effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on anxiety and depression in elementary school students with a diagnosis of anxiety or depression disorder. A single-subject experimental A-B-A design was used. Participants were three elementary school...
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
July 13, 2017
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Mireille Joussemet, Geneviève Taylor et al.
30 citations
Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) have been increasingly implemented in schools to foster better emotional regulation skills for students with special education needs such as learning disabilities (LDs). This pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of a MBI on the need satisfaction of elementary students with severe LDs. A prospective quasi-experimental design involving one group and two...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
December 30, 2016
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Éric Lacourse, Geneviève Taylor et al.
Objective: Students with severe learning disabilities often show signs of anxiety, depression, and problem behaviors such as inattention and conduct problems. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in school settings constitute a promising option to alleviate these co-occurring symptoms. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of an MBI on symptoms and behaviors of elementary school...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
February 1, 2016
Martin Lamothe, Émélie Rondeau, Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise et al.
BACKGROUND Emotional competencies are extremely important for healthcare providers exposed to patients' suffering. The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been studied in this population. However, it is unclear whether capacities identified as core for care are modified favourably by this intervention. OBJECTIVES (1) To identify outcomes in studies on the effect of MBSR in...
Trials
May 10, 2013
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Marie Achille, Serge Sultan et al.
Background: Individuals living with cancer must learn to face not only the physical symptoms of their condition, but also the anxiety and uncertainty related to the progression of the disease, the anticipation of physical and emotional pain related to illness and treatment, the significant changes implied in living with cancer, as well as the fear of recurrence after remission....
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Geneviève Taylor, Terra Léger-Goodes et al.
preprint
Abstract The number of mindfulness-based interventions has proliferated in the last decade as accessible evidence-based practices to improve children’s mental health in schools. However, some studies also suggest that mindfulness programs do not have added values compared to other mental health promotion interventions. These differences in effectiveness can partly be due to the lack of...