BACKGROUND: Brief mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are shorter and less intensive than standard 8-week courses and could provide health and well-being benefits to participants while requiring fewer resources to implement at scale. However, brief MBIs are typically developed ad hoc and lack a clear rationale for the components they include. Our aim was to develop a brief person-centred MBI...
Anxiety, depression, and stress are common in individuals with diabetes and cancer and are associated with poor self-management and well-being. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are widely used in nonpharmacological treatments, but their comparative effectiveness remains unclear. We conducted a stratified subgroup meta-analysis to indirectly compare...
Abstract Objectives Brief mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) show promise for mental health support. However there is wide heterogeneity across intervention types, and a lack of systematic stakeholder involvement in their development. Our objective was to use INDIGO, a novel mixed method, to explore stakeholder perspectives on what a brief MBI should comprise. Method INDIGO combines...
Mindfulness has transdiagnostic applicability, but little is known about how people first begin to practice mindfulness and what sustains practice in the long term. The aim of the present research was to explore the experiences of a large sample of people practicing mindfulness, including difficulties with practice and associations between formal and informal mindfulness practice and wellbeing....