ISSN 1471-2458
11 papers in the library · 179 citations · publishing 2008-2026
BMC Public Health June 1, 2026
Psychological correlates of mindful eating: the role of mindfulness and eating behaviors among health sciences students.
BMC Public Health February 13, 2026
Exploring the underlying mechanism of the relation between trait mindfulness and insomnia among university students: a dual processing perspective.
BMC Public Health May 15, 2025 Changlin Zhang, Fang Liu, Hailiang Ran et al. 2 citations
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) poses a significant challenge to the health and well-being of children and adolescents, with prior studies suggesting a strong association with experiences of school bullying. While mindfulness has been identified as a protective factor against NSSI, its mediating role in the relationship between school bullying and NSSI remains insufficiently investigated. Using...
BMC Public Health May 8, 2025 Christian E Preissner, Lieke Vilier, Nora C Bertelsmann et al. 3 citations
Mindfulness-based strategies are increasingly applied outside of standardized clinical protocols to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors. No overview exists of how mindfulness-based strategies are integrated in these "unstandardized" interventions and which strategies have potential for effect. This review (i) summarizes key intervention characteristics and strategies, (ii) provides a...
BMC Public Health February 19, 2025 Zhenwei Dai, Shu Jing, Yijin Wu et al. 10 citations
This study aims to evaluate the long-term impact of the six-week online mindfulness intervention course "Mindfulness Living With Challenge (MLWC)" on the mental health of undergraduate nursing students in Beijing, China, through a three-month follow-up. A three-month follow-up was conducted upon completion of the six-week MLWC course. Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21), Chinese Short...
BMC Public Health May 27, 2024
The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on alleviating academic burnout in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Public Health January 23, 2024 Nima Javadzade, Sayed Vahid Esmaeili, Victoria Omranifard et al. 37 citations
Entering old age is associated with various physical and psychological disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on emotion regulation and sleep problems in depressed elderly. This study was a clinical trial conducted on 60 elderly individuals with depression using purposive sampling. These elderly were referred by...
BMC Public Health December 13, 2022 William Nardi, Nour Elshabassi, Jayson Spas et al.
Background Mindfulness-based programs have the potential to improve the well-being of undergraduate students by reducing anxiety, depression, and isolation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore lived experiences of undergraduates in a mindfulness-based program at a “college of opportunity” that has high proportions of first-generation college...
BMC Public Health December 1, 2015 Christian Jensen, Jon Lansner, Anders Petersen et al. 53 citations
BACKGROUND: Prolonged psychological stress is a risk factor for illness and constitutes an increasing public health challenge creating a need to develop public interventions specifically targeting stress and promoting mental health. The present randomized controlled trial evaluated health effects of a novel program: Relaxation-Response-based Mental Health Promotion (RR-MHP). METHODS: The...
BMC Public Health February 24, 2011 Jenny van Son, Ivan Nyklı́ček, Victor J. Pop et al. 52 citations
BACKGROUND: Approximately 20-40% of outpatients with diabetes experience elevated levels of emotional distress, varying from disease-specific distress to general symptoms of anxiety and depression. The patient's emotional well-being is related to other unfavorable outcomes, like reduced quality of life, sub-optimal self-care, impaired glycemic control, higher risk of complications, and...
BMC Public Health November 15, 2008 P Schaalma Herman, Kok Gerjo, Peters Gjalt-Jorn 22 citations
Abstract Background Ecstasy (MDMA, 3, 4-methylenodioxymethamphetamine) use is widespread in the Netherlands, with a lifetime prevalence of 4.3%, and two-thirds of dance party visitors being ecstasy users. However, research into Dutch ecstasy use patterns is lacking. In addition, recent studies suggest that ecstasy users cease their use automatically, which implies that interventions would do...