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Meditação Vipassana sobre o estado de ansiedade, depressão e qualidade de vida de profissionais em isolamento social no período de lockdown-2020/COVID-19 (Vipassana meditation on anxiety state, depression and quality of life of professionals in social isolation in the lockdown period -2020/COVID-19) (Meditación Vipassana sobre el estado de ansiedad, depresión y calidad de vida de los profesionales en aislamiento social en el período de confinamiento-2020/COVID-19)

Retos August 17, 2022 Carlos Anderson Assis De Sousa, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Lia Monteiro De Oliveira et al.

A 15-session Vipassana meditation program (5–10 minutes per session) improved depression scores by 47.6%, anxiety scores by 47.7%, and quality-of-life indicators by 9.53% among professionals in social isolation during a 15-day COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The experimental study with pre- and post-tests and simple randomization found that the meditation group showed better outcomes than the control group in anxiety, depression, and physical, psychological, and social relationship domains of quality of life.

DOI: 10.47197/retos.v46.93434

A atenção plena e a prática de Yoga (Atención Plena y práctica de Yoga) (Mindfulness and Yoga practice)

Retos January 1, 2020 Catarina Pissarra Silva, António Boleto Rosado, Alexandre José Ramos

Yoga practitioners show higher scores on the Observe dimension of mindfulness compared to non-practitioners, and those with more than twelve years of practice and greater weekly volume score even higher on Observe. Greater weekly volume also relates to higher scores on Acting with Awareness. Yoga teachers score higher on Observe but lower on Acting with Awareness than practitioners. Women display a specific pattern different from men, regardless of practice status. On the Non-Judge dimension, significant differences appear by age, with practitioners over 60 years old standing out. The findings suggest yoga practice may contribute to increased mindfulness, though further research is needed given the construct's multidimensionality.

DOI: 10.47197/retos.v37i37.72909