Adults with pulmonary hypertension (PH) live with a high symptom burden, psychological distress, and poor quality of life. Mindfulness-based interventions delivered in person or virtually have shown clinical benefits for chronic conditions and PH. Pilot testing of the Mindfulness Meditation for Pulmonary Hypertension (MMPH), an 8-week, web-based, multimodal program, shows improvement in...
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) benefit adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by helping them manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Little is known about their baseline mindfulness knowledge and practice and how these may relate to symptom management. To 1) compare symptom severity scores of depression, anxiety, dyspnea, fatigue, and insomnia between...
Abstract Older adults living in underserved and racial/ethnic minority communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond faced challenges regarding access to mental health care, compounded by additional vulnerability to disease. Technological solutions such as mobile applications provide great opportunities to address mental health concerns. This qualitative, descriptive analysis explores...