Brain Imaging and Behavior
December 2018
Rinske A. Gotink, Meike W Vernooij, M Arfan Ikram et al.
To determine the association between meditation and yoga practice, experienced stress, and amygdala and hippocampal volume in a large population-based study. This study was embedded within the population-based Rotterdam Study and included 3742 participants for cross-sectional association. Participants filled out a questionnaire assessing meditation practice, yoga practice, and experienced...
PLoS One
May 9, 2017
Rinske A. Gotink, John O. Younge, Machteld F. Wery et al.
52 citations
There is increasing evidence that mindfulness can reduce stress, and thereby affect other psychological and physiological outcomes as well. Earlier, we reported the direct 3-month results of an online modified mindfulness-based stress reduction training in patients with heart disease, and now we evaluate the effect at 12-month follow-up. 324 patients (mean age 43.2 years, 53.7% male) were...
Brain and Cognition
July 16, 2016
Rinske A. Gotink, Rozanna Meijboom, Meike W Vernooij et al.
Unlabelled: The objective of the current study was to systematically review the evidence of the effect of secular mindfulness techniques on function and structure of the brain. Based on areas known from traditional meditation neuroimaging results, we aimed to explore a neuronal explanation of the stress-reducing effects of the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness...
Mindfulness
2016
Rinske A. Gotink, Karlijn S F M Hermans, Nicole Geschwind et al.
The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of mindful walking in nature as a possible means to maintain mindfulness skills after a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) or mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course. Mindful walking alongside the river Rhine took place for 1, 3, 6, or 10 days, with a control period of a similar number of days, 1 week before...
PLoS One
December 7, 2015
John O. Younge, Machteld F. Wery, Rinske A. Gotink et al.
75 citations
BACKGROUND: Evidence is accumulating that mindfulness training has favorable effects on psychological outcomes, but studies on physiological outcomes are limited. Patients with heart disease have a high incidence of physiological and psychological problems and may benefit from mindfulness training. Our aim was to determine the beneficial physiological and psychological effects of online...
European journal of preventive cardiology
November 2015
John O. Younge, Rinske A. Gotink, Cristina P Baena et al.
Due to new treatment modalities in the last decades, a decline in cardiovascular deaths has been observed. There is an emerging field of secondary prevention and behavioural programmes with increased interest in the use of mind-body practices. Until now, these have not been established in cardiovascular disease treatment programmes. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the...
PLoS One
April 16, 2015
Rinske A. Gotink, Paula Chu, Jan J. V. Busschbach et al.
546 citations
Retracted
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based therapies are being used in a wide range of common chronic conditions in both treatment and prevention despite lack of consensus about their effectiveness in different patient categories. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the evidence of effectiveness MBSR and MBCT in different patient categories. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis of systematic...