Background: Patients with diabetes often experience significant psychological distress, contributing to poor diabetes self-management and complications. Meditation may reduce psychological distress, but most meditation interventions have been lengthy and burdensome to both participants and interventionists. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the preliminary effects of a 4-week...
Parents of children with cancer may experience persistent psychological distress and impaired physical health throughout their children's diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to develop a mindful self-compassion program for parents of children with cancer and explore its effect. This pre-post-test study without a control group was conducted with 34 Chinese parents of children with cancer,...
This randomized controlled pilot study evaluated the effects of the Psychoeducational Approach to Transcendence and Health (PATH) Program, an 8-week intervention hypothesized to increase self-transcendence and improve well-being in community-dwelling women aged 60 years and older (N = 20). The PATH combined mindfulness exercises, group processes, creative activities, and at-home practice using...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a MBSR program on physiological and psychological outcomes among early-stage breast cancer survivors. A quasi-experimental, pre-and posttest control group design was selected. The intervention group received the MBSR intervention. The control group received no MBSR intervention. ANOVA and ANCOVA were used to analyze data. The intervention...