Diabetes
June 5, 2026
Nazia Raja-Khan, Allen R Kunselman, Emily Wasserman et al.
Introduction and Objective: Adults with diabetes often experience high stress that can impair self-management and glycemia. We tested whether video-conference-based mindfulness meditation training (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction [MBSR]) improves HbA1c compared with an active Stress Management Education (SME) control in adults with uncontrolled diabetes. Methods: Randomized trial. Adults...
Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
2025
Jeffrey M Greeson, Jason J Hutchings, Mary E Keenan-Pfeiffer et al.
Background: There is surging interest in workplace mindfulness programs to address employee stress, resilience, and performance, however, significant gaps in knowledge remain around feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and predictors of therapeutic change. Objective: This study evaluated whether a brief, 4-session Mindfulness Skills Course (MSC) for university employees, covered by the...
JAMA Internal Medicine
July 1, 2024
Christopher E Cox, John A Gallis, Maren K Olsen et al.
22 citations
Although psychological distress is common among survivors of critical illness, there are few tailored therapies. To determine the optimal method for delivering a mindfulness intervention via a mobile app for critical illness survivors. This randomized clinical trial used a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design and was conducted at 3 sites among survivors of critical illness with elevated postdischarge...
CHEST critical care
June 1, 2024
Christopher E Cox, John A Gallis, Maren K Olsen et al.
3 citations
Psychological distress symptoms are present and persistent among many patients who survive a critical illness like COVID-19. Could a self-directed mobile app-delivered mindfulness intervention be feasibly and rapidly implemented within a clinical trials network to reduce distress symptoms? A randomized clinical trial was conducted between January 2021 and May 2022 at 29 US sites and included...
Mindfulness
July 6, 2022
Emma E McBride, Gabrielle R Chin, Kora S Clauser et al.
Objectives: The mindfulness stress buffering account posits mindfulness may benefit physical health by reducing stress. Previous research supports this account and suggests the non-judging facet of mindfulness may be most strongly associated with physical symptoms of stress, via lower perceived stress. The current replication study used structural equation modeling to analyze relationships...
Mindfulness
May 23, 2022
Mary L. Phan, Tyler L. Renshaw, Julie Caramanico et al.
The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the current literature on mindfulness-based school interventions (MBSIs) by evaluating evidence across specific outcomes for youth. We evaluated 77 studies with a total sample of 12,358 students across five continents, assessing the quality of each study through a robust coding system for evidence-based guidelines. Coders rated each study...
Mindfulness
September 18, 2021
Gabrielle R Chin, Jeffrey M Greeson, Joel W Hughes et al.
Objective: Mindfulness stress buffering theory (Creswell & Lindsay, 2014) posits higher dispositional (trait) mindfulness can protect cardiovascular health by buffering physiological stress reactivity - a risk marker for hypertension and cardiac events. Yet, empirical evidence is mixed. This study used baseline data from the Serenity Study - a recently completed, two-site randomized clinical...
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2018
Jeffrey M Greeson, Haley Zarrin, Moria J Smoski et al.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week meditation program known to improve anxiety, depression, and psychological well-being. Other health-related effects, such as sleep quality, are less well established, as are the psychological processes associated with therapeutic change. This prospective, observational study (n = 213) aimed to determine whether perseverative cognition,...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
August 16, 2017
Michael J. Gawrysiak, S. Grassetti, Jeffrey M Greeson et al.
Objectives Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) promotes numerous psychological benefits, but few studies have identified for whom MBSR is most effective. The current study tested the hypothesis that lower baseline mindfulness invites more “room to grow” and, thus, predicts greater improvement during MBSR. Design We examined three facets of mindfulness (awareness, acceptance, decentering),...
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
February 19, 2015
Jeffrey M Greeson, Moria J Smoski, Edward C Suarez et al.
Objective: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a secular meditation training program that reduces depressive symptoms. Little is known, however, about the degree to which a participant's spiritual and religious background, or other demographic characteristics associated with risk for depression, may affect the effectiveness of MBSR. Therefore, this study tested whether individual...
Journal of Applied Gerontology
December 9, 2014
Aleezé S Moss, Diane K. Reibel, Jeffrey M Greeson et al.
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an adapted 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program for elders in a continuing care community. This mixed-methods study used both quantitative and qualitative measures. A randomized waitlist control design was used for the quantitative aspect of the study. Thirty-nine elderly were randomized to MBSR (n =...
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
February 1, 2014
Christopher E Cox, Laura S Porter, Pamela J Buck et al.
Rationale: Persistent symptoms of psychological distress represent an unmet need among intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. Objectives: We aimed to develop and pilot test a simple telephone-based mindfulness training intervention to address this population's unique needs. Methods: Open trial involving survivors of medical and surgical critical illness and their informal caregivers, using a...
Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices
December 1, 2013
Karen Caldwell, Marianne Adams, Rebecca Quin et al.
The Pilates Method is a form of somatic education with the potential to cultivate mindfulness - a mental quality associated with overall well-being. However, controlled studies are needed to determine whether changes in mindfulness are specific to the Pilates Method or also result from other forms of exercise. This quasi-experimental study compared Pilates Method mat classes and recreational...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
June 1, 2013
Surbhi Khanna, Jeffrey M Greeson
250 citations
This paper reviews the philosophical origins, current scientific evidence, and clinical promise of yoga and mindfulness as complementary therapies for addiction. Historically, there are eight elements of yoga that, together, comprise ethical principles and practices for living a meaningful, purposeful, moral and self-disciplined life. Traditional yoga practices, including postures and...
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
June 19, 2012
Natalie A Paul, Steven J Stanton, Jeffrey M Greeson et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions are effective for reducing depressive symptoms. However, the psychological and neural mechanisms are unclear. This study examined which facets of trait mindfulness offer protection against negative bias and rumination, which are key risk factors for depression. Nineteen male volunteers completed a 2-day functional magnetic resonance imaging study. One day...
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2012
Brett Froeliger, Eric L Garland, Rachel V Kozink et al.
Meditation practice alters intrinsic resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) in the default mode network (DMN). However, little is known regarding the effects of meditation on other resting-state networks. The aim of current study was to investigate the effects of meditation experience and meditation-state functional connectivity (msFC) on multiple resting-state networks (RSNs). Meditation...
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
December 2011
Jeffrey M Greeson, Daniel M Webber, Moria J Smoski et al.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a secular behavioral medicine program that has roots in meditative spiritual practices. Thus, spirituality may partly explain Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction outcomes. Participants (N = 279; M (SD) age = 45(12); 75% women) completed an online survey before and after an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. Structural equation modeling was...
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
October 1, 2011
Karen Caldwell, Lisa Emery, Mandy Harrison et al.
95 citations
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether participants in taijiquan classes would report increases in mindfulness greater than that of a comparison group, and whether changes in mindfulness were associated with improvements in mood, perceived stress, self-regulatory self-efficacy, and sleep quality. DESIGN: The study design was quasi-experimental with repeated measures....
Complementary health practice review
January 1, 2009
Jeffrey M Greeson
OBJECTIVE: To briefly review the effects of mindfulness on the mind, the brain, the body, and behavior. METHODS: Selective review of MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar databases (2003-2008) using the terms "mindfulness", "meditation", "mental health", "physical health", "quality of life", and "stress reduction." A total of 52 exemplars of empirical and theoretical work were selected for...
Teaching and Learning in Medicine
April 1, 2003
Steven Rosenzweig, Diane K. Reibel, Jeffrey M Greeson et al.
507 citations
BACKGROUND: Medical students confront significant academic, psychosocial, and existential stressors throughout their training. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an educational intervention designed to improve coping skills and reduce emotional distress. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the MBSR intervention in a prospective, nonrandomized,...
General Hospital Psychiatry
July 1, 2001
Diane K. Reibel, Jeffrey M Greeson, George C. Brainard et al.
This study examined the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on health-related quality of life and physical and psychological symptomatology in a heterogeneous patient population. Patients (n=136) participated in an 8-week MBSR program and were required to practice 20 min of meditation daily. Pre- and post-intervention data were collected by using the Short-Form Health Survey...