Mindfulness-based stress reduction for HIV-infected youth: a pilot study.

Study at a glance

Characteristics	Pilot study Peer reviewed
Population	HIV-infected youth
Duration	8-week intervention
Topics	Meditation
Key points	The MBSR program was feasible and acceptable for HIV-infected youth, with preliminary indications of reduced stress and improved well-being, though the pilot design limits generalizability.

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

and 25 more in the library