Amaç: Bu araştırmada, pandemi sürecinde çalışan hemşirelere akran desteği yöntemi ile uygulanan mesleki ve MBSR Akran Desteği Programının yaşanan kaygı, tükenmişlik ve bilinçli farkındalık üzerine etkisini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Açımlayıcı Sıralı Karma Desende yürütülen araştırmanın evrenini bir hastanede çalışan 580 hemşire, nicel aşamasının örneklemini 195 hemşire, nitel aşamasının...
Depression remains a leading cause of disability worldwide, with up to 40% of patients failing to achieve adequate response with conventional treatments. This paper introduces the Mindfulness-Acupuncture (MA) protocol, a pioneering 12-week intervention that systematically integrates acupuncture and mindfulness practices to address the multifaceted nature of depression. The theoretical framework...
BMC PsychologyApril 5, 2025Inken Höller, Judith Martens, Christina Fönschau et al.2 citations
BACKGROUND: Several risk factors for suicidality, including dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies (ERS), have been identified. With regard to the high number of suicides worldwide, suicide prevention and identifying potentially protective factors is of high relevance. Mindfulness has been discussed to positively influence both suicidality and ERS (e.g., expressive suppression, thought...
Meditation is well known for its positive effects on recovery and quality of life enhancement among cancer patients. Meditation as an adjuvant therapy has received extensive attention from international scholars in relieving pain, reducing psychological pressure and improving the quality of life of cancer patients. In this study, we examine the current status of meditation in cancer research...
RetosApril 4, 2025I Gusti Ngurah Putra Eka Santosa, I Made Jawi, Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana et al.
Introduction: Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants, contributes to chronic diseases. Malondialdehyde (MDA), a marker of oxidative damage, is commonly used to assess this stress. Meditation, especially mindfulness practices, has shown potential in reducing oxidative stress. This pilot study investigates the impact of Sidhakarya...
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a well-studied treatment that health insurers typically do not cover in the United States. To understand how research can best support efforts towards coverage, researchers must partner with individuals who occupy diverse roles within a health system (for example, policy makers and practitioners). We sought to understand from key informants (policy...
BMC Medical EducationApril 3, 2025Chloé Jammes, Isaac Heiman, Hakima Amri2 citations
Rates of burnout, depression, and anxiety among healthcare workers are at historically high levels and have remained high in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. As aspiring physicians, medical students are the future of the healthcare profession. The practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been shown to reduce burnout and stress in diverse populations, including healthcare...
Background and Objectives. Our recent systematic review and meta-analysis of all studies on meditation as treatment for PTSD (61 studies) found a moderate effect size of Hedges's g = -0.67 for post-minus-pre change in symptom scores. Separate tests of the four meditation categories found a large effect size of g = -1.13 for the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique that is significantly...
The need for psychological treatment in the community, specifically in times of crisis and for those in isolation, calls for finding suitable interventions, especially for older adults. The present study examined the effect of a short mindfulness-based intervention emphasizing a 'decentering' component and an equivalent guided-imagery intervention on cognitive and emotional measures in seniors...
Breath-awareness practices contribute to stress management and psychological well-being among adolescents. However, their neurobehavioural effects remain underexplored, specifically in the Indian developmental context. This study examined how breath-based Ānāpānasati meditation affects brain electrical activity and the subjective self-reported experiences in adolescent novice meditators...
Over 2000 years old, Anapanasati meditation is the technique of mindful breathing where Anapana is breathing and sati is mindfulness. Anapanasati meditation focuses on training the mind to be sensitive to one or more of the entire body, rupture, pleasure and the mind itself-steadying, satisfying or releasing the mind (Satipathannasutta). Mindfulness can be enhanced with the extensive practice...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality meditation compared with standard care on sleep quality and delirium incidence in patients admitted to the ICU. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 96 patients in an 11-bed surgical ICU at a South Korean university hospital. The control group received usual sleep care, whereas the intervention group...
Key Points Question What is the comparative effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) and standard-of-care cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) among adults with opioid-treated chronic low back pain (CLBP)? Findings In this randomized clinical trial of 770 adults with opioid-treated CLBP, although there were no differences between groups, both the MBT and CBT groups experienced improved...
Lung function and respiratory muscle play important roles in the structural function of the respiratory system, and (1, 2) that impaired respiratory muscle may lead to decreased lung function due to as a result of pressure gradients and impaired air exchange across the alveolar surfaces. Aerobic exercise, physical activity, and breathing exercises were effective as intervention therapies....
IntroductionPain habituation, the reduction in response to repeated painful stimuli, is a positive adaptation process, while pain sensitization is linked to chronic pain. Traits like mindfulness and extraversion affect pain processing, but their influence on pain adaptation and potential interactions remains underexplored. This study aimed to examine the relationship between trait mindfulness,...
Scientific ReportsApril 1, 2025Mahboobeh Soleymani Moghadam, A. Parvizifard, Aliakbar Foroughi et al.
Breast cancer causes numerous physical complications and mental stress that negatively impact patients’ performance and quality of life. This study examined the effects of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy (MICBT) on depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep quality in women with breast cancer. A clinical trial design with pre-tests and post-tests and a two-month follow-up were...
Objectives/Goals: The purpose of this study was to explore pharmacists’ and patients’ attitudes, contextual barriers, organizational readiness, and preferences regarding implementation of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for chronic pain management in the community pharmacy setting in rural Alabama. Methods/Study Population: Pharmacists in independently owned community...
Abstract Objectives The assessment of state mindfulness often involves detecting mindful experiences during formal practices such as meditation. However, state mindfulness is also experienced moment by moment throughout typical daily experiences. The current research employed the day reconstruction method (DRM) to assess whether different components of state mindfulness, captured via...
College students face numerous academic, social, and personal challenges that can lead to significant stress, thereby negatively impacting their overall well-being.The study aims to explore the relationships between stress, mindfulness, and psychological hardiness among college students.Utilizing a sample of 348 university students, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Five Facet Mindfulness...
MemoryApril 2025Tongyang Nie, Minghui Wang, Yunfei Guo
Prospective memory (PM) is the ability to remember a delayed intention to perform in a specific future situation. According to the extent to which PM cues overlap with ongoing task processing, PM can be divided into focal PM and non-focal PM. Mindfulness meditation includes focused attention (FA) meditation and open monitoring (OM) meditation. The present study was conducted with 81...