Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
February 14, 2022
Aleeze Sattar Moss, Diane K. Reibel, Nancy Wintering et al.
There is a growing interest in the potential beneficial effects of mindfulness meditation training in protecting against age-related physical, emotional, and cognitive decline. The current prospective, single-center, single-arm study investigated if functional magnetic resonance imaging-based changes in cerebral blood flow and brain functional connectivity could be observed in 11 elderly adults...
Behavioral Sciences
October 22, 2021
Lauren A. Zimmaro, Aleeze Moss, Diane K. Reibel et al.
Healthcare employees often experience high stress and may benefit from accessible psychosocial interventions. In this pilot study, we explored preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and psychological effects of a telephone-based adaption of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for healthcare employees. Eleven participants (M age = 49.9; 27.3% ethnic/racial minority) were enrolled in an...
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
May 2010
Carolyn Y Fang, Diane K Reibel, Margaret L Longacre et al.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs have consistently been shown to enhance the psychosocial well-being of participants. Given the well-established association between psychosocial factors and immunologic functioning, it has been hypothesized that enhanced psychosocial well-being among MBSR participants would be associated with corresponding changes in markers of immune activity....
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...