Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
2026
Radha Korupolu, Chelsea G Ratcliff, Shrasti Lohiya et al.
This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of an app-guided mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention compared to a health education (HE) control for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and chronic pain. A pilot randomized controlled trial recruited 60 individuals with SCI and chronic pain from local SCI outpatient clinics, national registries, and community outreach....
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)
June 9, 2025
Chelsea G Ratcliff, Hillary A Langley, Debbie Torres et al.
1 citation
Parenting is associated with considerable stress. Brief, self-directed mindfulness and gratitude interventions via mobile app may mitigate the effects of stress on parents' mood and emotion regulation. The present study is a randomized controlled trial among parents of young children (N = 125) comparing the effect of a 2-week daily (10-min/day) app-based mindfulness intervention to a 2-week...
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
March 12, 2025
Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, Chelsea G Ratcliff, Christine Bakos-Block et al.
7 citations
Background: Chronic pain affects over 25% of U.S. adults and is a leading cause of disability. Mindfulness meditation (MM) is a nonpharmacologic approach to manage pain and improve well-being. Despite mounting evidence supporting its efficacy, MM remains underutilized in medical practice. Understanding physicians' engagement with MM and the barriers they face can inform strategies for...
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
February 18, 2025
Radha Korupolu, Chelsea G Ratcliff, Ariana Andampour et al.
Meditation and mindfulness practices offer promising non-pharmacological alternatives for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to improve their health and well-being, but integrating such practices into daily routines can be challenging. This survey study aims to identify motivators and barriers to engagement with meditation and mindfulness interventions among individuals with SCI. A...
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
December 2022
Radha Korupolu, Aila Malik, Chelsea G Ratcliff et al.
This systematic review aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on depression, anxiety, fatigue, and health-related quality of life among individuals with upper motor neuron disorders (UMNDs). PubMed, PsycINFO, Excerpta Medica Database, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were...
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
May 2019
Chelsea G Ratcliff, Sarah Prinsloo, Alejandro Chaoul et al.
Stereotactic breast biopsy (SBB) is a common, anxiety-producing procedure. Nonpharmacologic methods to manage acute anxiety are needed. In this single-blind trial, women were recruited before SBB and randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio to a single session of guided mindfulness-based meditation (GM; n = 30), focused breathing (FB; n = 30), or standard care (SC; n = 16). Anxiety and pain were assessed at...