Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
June 27, 2026
Lily Man Lee Chan, Edmond Pui Hang Choi, Peter M. Wayne et al.
To explore the associations between mindfulness, psychological distress, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and examine whether psychological distress mediates the association between mindfulness and HRQOL in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). This is a secondary analysis of baseline data from a clinical trial investigating mindfulness-based interventions in patients with...
SLEEPJ
May 8, 2026
Yan Ma, Peter Wayne, Janet Mullington et al.
Abstract Introduction Mindfulness meditation (MM) apps have gained popularity as a tool for promoting sleep. However, little is known, about the use of MM apps specifically at bedtime, or the efficacy and mechanisms of such practice on insomnia symptom severity and pre-sleep arousal. Methods In Phase 1, we conducted a mixed-methods single-arm pilot study to explore the feasibility of 4 weeks of...
Global advances in integrative medicine and health
2026
Yan Ma, Wilfred Wing Fung Sin, Kristen M Kraemer et al.
Despite the dramatic growth in the number of clinical trials of meditation and/or mindfulness-based interventions (MMBIs), most trials focus on self-reported or psychological outcomes, less is known about the potential neuroplastic effects of MMBI practice and benefits for brain health. In this review, we aimed to map the extent and nature of existing research on this topic, identify...
JMIR Formative Research
September 30, 2025
Yan Ma, Peter M. Wayne, Janet M Mullington et al.
While mindfulness meditation (MM) apps have gained popularity as a tool for promoting sleep, research focusing on bedtime mindfulness practice and app usage is limited. As the first step toward understanding the efficacy and mechanisms of such bedtime practice and to inform future investigations, the goal of this pilot study was to explore the feasibility of app-guided bedtime MM practice with...
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
June 12, 2025
Linda E. Carlson, Jennifer M Jones, Devesh Oberoi et al.
4 citations
Many cancer survivors have high levels of distress and psychosocial symptoms. Two mind-body interventions for treating these problems are Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) and Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ). However, while both interventions show efficacy compared with usual care, they have never been studied together. This trial was the first, to our knowledge, to incorporate innovative design...
J Integr Complement Med
January 2, 2024
Peter M. Wayne, Gloria Y Yeh, Darshan H Mehta
1 citation
You know you are starting to get old when what you learned at university is already considered obsolete and disproven.During my psychology studies, I learned that personality traits were set (by nature, nurture, or both?) and are largely unchangeable.This is no longer tenable today; experiences, adventures, but also mind-body training have a greater influence on who we are than traditional...