Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Diabetes
Robin R Whitebird, Mary Jo Kreitzer, Patrick J. O'Connor
Diabetes Spectrum 2009 DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.22.4.226 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Individuals with diabetes |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The review highlights literature on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as a means of improving the health and well-being of individuals with diabetes, framing diabetes as a major life stressor that requires considerable physical, emotional, and psychological accommodation and coping. |
Abstract
In Brief Diabetes poses a major life stress that requires considerable physical, emotional, and psychological accommodation and coping. Mind-body therapies have drawn significant interest for their potential to assist in managing stress and adaptation to chronic illness. This review highlights the literature and research on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to improve the health and well-being of individuals with diabetes.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
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- Effects of meditation on physiological and metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus "MindDM": study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials September 30, 2022
- Mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews October 20, 2021
- Mindfulness, qigong y su impacto en la salud December 5, 2018
- Mind-Body Interactions and Mindfulness Meditation in Diabetes. European endocrinology April 2018
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Cites 32
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- A Randomized, Wait-List Controlled Clinical Trial: The Effect of a Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Program on Mood and Symptoms of Stress in Cancer Outpatients Psychosomatic Medicine September 1, 2000
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