Rationale Concussion disrupts brain connectivity, and effective treatments remain limited. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may influence functional connectivity (FC) of networks affected by concussion, but pediatric trials are lacking. This study investigated whether an app-delivered MBI produced greater FC changes than a sham condition across the default mode (DMN), salience (SN), and...
The oncologistJanuary 17, 2025Cristiane Decat Bergerot, Paulo Gustavo Bergerot, Errol J Philip et al.4 citations
Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) experience emotional distress and limited supportive care access. This study assesses a mindfulness app's feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy in improving emotional symptoms, trait mindfulness, and overall quality of life for patients with mRCC on immunotherapy. This multinational study recruited patients with mRCC undergoing...
BACKGROUND Mindfulness training (MT) includes a variety of contemplative practices aimed at promoting intentional awareness of experience, coupled with attitudes of nonjudgment and curiosity. Following the success of 8-week, manualized group interventions, MT has been implemented in a variety of modalities, including smartphone apps that seek to replicate the success of group interventions....