Stress and Health
October 1, 2026
Elaine Cristina Fontes de Oliveira, Sara de Pinho Cunha Paiva, Enrrico Bloise et al.
Women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) exhibit high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, which negatively impact their quality of life. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effects of an eight-week online Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI), with weekly one-hour sessions, on psychological and biological markers of stress in 35 women with RPL. Participants were randomly...
Journal of Religion and Health
June 1, 2026
Siliana Maria Duarte Miranda, Gabriela Patrus Ananias De Assis Pires, Eliane Viana Mancuzo et al.
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) have an impact on patient quality of life at some point. Alternatives such as pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen supplementation, yoga, and mindfulness practices can help in the care of patients with ILD. The current study was designed to explore the perceptions of gratitude by patients with various ILDs during an MBI. This was a qualitative study involving 50...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
December 1, 2024
Siliana Maria Duarte Miranda, Sara de Pinho Cunha Paiva, Luiz Fernando Ferreira Pereira et al.
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Dyspnea and cough are frequent symptoms in ILD patients. The management of these symptoms is challenging, and evidence-based therapies are lacking. To evaluate the effect of an online Mindfulness-Based Intervention (eMBI) on reducing dyspnea in patients affected by different ILDs. This study was a prospective, open-label, controlled trial that included patients ≥18 years and a modified Medical...
Education for health
2021
Sara de Pinho Cunha Paiva, Fernanda Freire Campos Nunes, Braulio Roberto Gonçalves Marinho Couto et al.
Teacher and students' stress has been a challenge in education. An approach to stress reduction is mindfulness training. The Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been used to improve the condition of individuals with various health outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine whether MBSR may improve depression, well-being, and perceived stress of Brazilian college faculty and...
Breast cancer research and treatment
July 5, 2018
Bertha Andrade Coelho, Sara de Pinho Cunha Paiva, Agnaldo Lopes Da Silva Filho
Purpose: Mindfulness-based programs can reduce stress and help practitioners to have positive attitudes in their daily lives. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of brief Mindfulness interventions on quantitative and qualitative stress parameters in patients undergoing imaging-guided breast biopsies. Methods: Eighty-two women undergoing percutaneous imaging-guided breast...