David S Black

2 papers in the library · publishing 2014-2021

Papers

Initial Efficacy of a Community-Derived Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Latinx Parents and their Children.

Journal of immigrant and minority health October 1, 2021 Michael J Li, JoAnna Hardy, Lou Calanche et al.

A community-derived mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) was associated with reduced perceived stress in Latinx parents and increased perceived family social support in their children. In a pilot study of 27 Latinx parents and 32 children aged 10–16 in Eastside Los Angeles, parents in the MBI group showed greater reductions in perceived stress scale scores compared to a control group, while children reported greater increases in perceived social support from family. The findings suggest that such MBIs may benefit stress and social support in Latinx families.

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-021-01154-2 Full text Children Latinx Mindfulness-based interventions Parents +2

Brain Gray Matter Changes Associated with Mindfulness Meditation in Older Adults: An Exploratory Pilot Study using Voxel-based Morphometry.

Neuro : open journal January 1, 2014 Florian Kurth, Eileen Luders, Brian Wu et al.

A six-week mindfulness meditation course was associated with detectable changes in brain gray matter in older adults with sleep disturbances. Gray matter increased in the precuneus, a region linked to the default mode network, while decreases in other areas may relate to remediation of brain structures underlying sleep complaints. The findings suggest that even a brief mindfulness intervention can alter cerebral gray matter in older adults.

DOI: 10.17140/noj-1-106 Full text Meditation Mindfulness Brain imaging Voxel-based morphometry