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Anne-Marie Duchemin

2 papers in the library · publishing 2023-2025

Papers

Preliminary feasibility of mindfulness in motion to improve physiological biomarkers of wellbeing in healthcare providers during dayshift hours

Discover Public Health May 25, 2025 Justin J Merrigan, Maryanna Klatt, Catherine Quatman-Yates et al.

A program called Mindfulness in Motion (MIM) improved physiological markers of stress in healthcare providers. Nineteen participants wore heart monitors before and after eight weekly MIM sessions. After sessions, heart rate variability (SDNN) increased from 38.2 to 47.8 ms, low-frequency power rose from 906 to 2375 ms², and respiration rate slowed from 13.9 to 11.9 breaths per minute. Resilience scores also increased from 27.7 to 31.5 over the eight weeks. Some improvements were seen at the start of later sessions, suggesting cumulative benefits. However, changes in frequency-domain heart rate variability metrics suggested slight physiological arousal immediately after sessions, so results should be interpreted cautiously.

DOI: 10.1186/s12982-025-00690-8 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Breathwork Meditation Parasympathetic Autonomic nervous system +1

Assessment of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Training for Health Care Professionals: Improved Self-Reported Respiration Rates, Perceived Stress, and Resilience.

Global advances in integrative medicine and health January 1, 2023 Justin J Merrigan, Catherine Quatman-Yates, Jacqueline Caputo et al.

A workplace mindfulness intervention called Mindfulness in Motion (MIM), delivered virtually in weekly group sessions, reduced self-reported respiratory rates and perceived stress while increasing resiliency in health care workers. Before sessions, average respiratory rate was 13.24 breaths per minute; after sessions it dropped to 9.69 breaths per minute. Perceived stress scores decreased from 17.52 to 13.52, and resiliency scores rose from 11.30 to 19.29 over eight weeks. The effects on respiratory rate were both acute and cumulative, with significant reductions appearing from week three onward. More research is needed to confirm improved parasympathetic states.

DOI: 10.1177/27536130231187636 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Breathwork Meditation Breathing techniques First responders +1