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Gustavo Díez

7 papers in the library · 40 citations · publishing 2021-2025

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Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain: Enhancing psychological well-being without altering attentional biases towards pain faces.

European journal of pain (London, England) February 1, 2025 Elena Robles, Iván Blanco, Gustavo Díez et al. 4 citations

This study examines the effects of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on psychological measures and attentional patterns to pain stimuli, using eye-tracking methods, in individuals with chronic pain. Thirty-two participants with chronic pain and no prior mindfulness experience were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a waiting list group. Both groups completed...

How do mindfulness and compassion programs improve mental health and well-being? The role of attentional processing of emotional information.

Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry December 1, 2023 Pablo Roca, Carmelo Vázquez, Gustavo Díez et al.

Although the benefits of Meditation-Based Programs are well documented, the mechanisms underlying these benefits have not been fully elucidated. Therefore, we examined whether: (1) formal training in mindfulness and compassion meditation modifies the distribution of attentional resources towards emotional information; and (2) whether changes in attentional processing of emotional information...

A compassion-based program to reduce psychological distress in medical students: A pilot randomized clinical trial

PLoS One June 23, 2023 Blanca Rojas, Elena Catalán Martínez, Gustavo G. Díez et al. 34 citations

OBJECTIVES: Physicians and medical students are subject to higher levels of psychological distress than the general population. These challenges have a negative impact in medical practice, leading to uncompassionate care. This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility of Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) to reduce psychological distress and improve the well-being of medical students. We...

Epigenetic, psychological, and EEG changes after a 1-week retreat based on mindfulness and compassion for stress reduction: Study protocol of a cross-over randomized controlled trial

medRxiv March 5, 2023 Gustavo G. Díez, Ignacio Martin-Subero, Rosaria María Zangri et al. 2 citations preprint

Abstract Introduction The main objective of the study will be to evaluate the effects of two widely used standardized mindfulness-based programs [Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT)], on epigenetic, neurobiological, psychological, and physiological variables. Methods The programs will be offered in an intensive retreat format in a general...

Epigenetic, psychological, and EEG changes after a 1-week retreat based on mindfulness and compassion for stress reduction in healthy adults: Study protocol of a cross-over randomized controlled trial.

PLoS One 2023 Gustavo Díez, Ignacio Martin-Subero, Rosaria M Zangri et al.

The main objective of the study will be to evaluate the effects of two widely used standardized mindfulness-based programs [Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT)], on epigenetic, neurobiological, psychological, and physiological variables. The programs will be offered in an intensive retreat format in a general population sample of healthy volunteer...

The effect of mindfulness on the inflammatory, psychological and biomechanical domains of adult patients with low back pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

PLoS One 2022 Gustavo Díez, Eduardo Anitua, Nazareth P. Castellanos et al.

This study aims to study the effect of mindfulness-based program on the psychological, biomechanical and inflammatory domains of patients with chronic low back pain. A multicentre randomized and controlled clinical trial of parallel groups in patients with chronic low back pain between March 2019 to March 2020. Participants with no experience in mindfulness based intervention, were randomized...

Not all types of meditation are the same: Mediators of change in mindfulness and compassion meditation interventions.

Journal of Affective Disorders February 2, 2021 Pablo Roca, Carmelo Vázquez, Gustavo Díez et al.

BACKGROUND The general aim of the study was to examine the relative effectiveness and mediators of change in standardized mindfulness and compassion interventions. METHODS A sample of 431 participants enrolled in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR = 277) and a Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT = 154). The assessment before and after the program included a set of outcomes and...