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David Victorson

5 papers in the library · 81 citations · publishing 2020-2026

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Linking Qualitative Mindfulness Reflections During MBSR to Meaningful Improvement in PROMIS Scores in a Young Adult Cancer Survivor Sample: The Role of Bodily Awareness.

Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology May 20, 2026 Karen Llave, Christina Sauer, Shruti Parthasarathy et al.

Young adult cancer survivors (YACS; 18-39 years old) face ongoing physical and psychosocial sequelae. The REDEFINE study tested the feasibility of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) using a randomized design. This secondary mixed-methods analysis examined whether qualitative mindfulness reflections were associated with meaningful changes in Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement...

Understanding the role of interpersonal mindfulness and other foundations of healing in a traditional Chinese medicine encounter: a qualitative study.

Explore April 1, 2026 Timothy Chen, Varsha Ganesh, Bruriah Horowitz et al.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to explore ways in which interpersonal mindfulness and other foundations of healing are manifested during the TCM encounter and how they may affect the practitioner-patient relationship and support health equity and quality of life. METHODS US-based TCM practitioners with the following licenses-L.Ac., O.M., C.H.,-were recruited to participate in a 45-min...

Development of a mindfulness-based intervention for narcolepsy: a feasibility study.

Sleep October 11, 2024 Jennifer M Mundt, Phyllis C Zee, Matthew D Schuiling et al. 3 citations

Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have been shown to improve psychosocial functioning in medical populations but have not been studied in narcolepsy. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of an MBI that was adapted for narcolepsy, including three variations in program length. Adults with narcolepsy (N = 60) were randomized to MBI groups of varying durations: brief (4 weeks),...

Implementation Readiness and Initial Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Audio Intervention Compared With a Brief Music Control During Daily Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Pilot Study.

Global advances in integrative medicine and health 2024 David Victorson, Kavita K Mishra, Joseph Sauer et al. 4 citations

The most common and debilitating side effects of radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PC) are fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression. Previous research has reported palliative benefits from certain self-management approaches, such as mindfulness meditation. To develop, pre-test, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and initial benefit of brief, audio-based mindfulness...

Mindfulness in migraine: A narrative review

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics January 14, 2020 Rebecca Erwin Wells, Elizabeth K. Seng, Robert R Edwards et al. 74 citations

Introduction: Migraine is the second leading cause of disability worldwide, yet many patients are unable to tolerate, benefit from, or afford pharmacological treatment options. Non-pharmacological migraine therapies exist, especially to reduce opioid use, which represents a significant unmet need. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have potential as a non-pharmacological treatment for...