Feasibility of a brief group-based immersive 360° mindfulness program for stress-related outcomes in health sciences students: a 4-week pre-post pilot study.
Frontiers in Medicine February 25, 2026 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1740585 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post pilot study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Health sciences students |
| Intervention | Immersive 360° mindfulness program |
| Duration | 4-week intervention |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The 4-week immersive 360° mindfulness program was feasible and associated with improvements in stress-related outcomes among health sciences students, suggesting potential benefits but warranting further controlled investigation. |
Abstract
Feasibility of a brief group-based immersive 360° mindfulness program for stress-related outcomes in health sciences students: a 4-week pre-post pilot study.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |
Citations in the library
Cites 3
- Mindfulness interventions in medical education: A systematic review of their impact on medical student stress, depression, fatigue and burnout Medical Teacher November 7, 2017
- Implications of attentional focus in virtual reality therapies for relaxation, meditation, and wellbeing International Journal of Spa and Wellness January 2, 2025
- The Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness Exercises on the Perception of Time, Psychological and Physiological States of Young People: A Randomized Crossover Trial Mindfulness September 1, 2024