Introduction: Enhancing students’ focus and engagement is essential for effective learning. Meditation has been associated with improved attention, memory, and emotional regulation. This pilot study evaluated the effect of pre-class meditation on learning performance and academic self-efficacy among BSc Nursing students. Methods: A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group design was...
In this article, I am pursuing a speculative hypothesis: the work of D.W. Winnicott is shaped by a deep transfeminine yearning that is revealed as mysticist discourse. The analysis of this transfeminine discourse offers insights into the inner workings of Winnicott’s thought, and the ways in which the feminine operated in her work, both in relationship to her adamant investment in the maternal,...
Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) are widely used in primary care for pain and mental health, but gender-specific outcomes are under-researched. A systematic review was conducted using PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Studies from Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed (1987-2023) with gender-disaggregated data were included. Elicit AI assisted in screening, data extraction, and thematic clustering....
Narra XApril 20, 2026Ani Talia, Raniindra KS. Abidin, Oscar Jayanagara
Burnout is highly prevalent among nurses, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment, and is associated with adverse impacts on mental health, professional performance, and quality of patient care. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been proposed as a potential intervention; however, evidence regarding its effectiveness across...
Mindfulness-based stress reduction combined with reminiscence therapy: a non-pharmacological approach for older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.
Introduction. Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, there has been a substantial increase in the need for accessible, rapid-acting, and non-pharmacological approaches to alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Ukrainian refugees. One potentially useful intervention is the Transcendental Meditation program. Aim. To assess the effectiveness of the...
Depression is a prevalent mental health issue among older adults, often exacerbated by chronic illness, social isolation, and age-related cognitive changes. Standard treatments (e.g., pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy) may not always be effective, acceptable, or accessible for this population. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates mindfulness practices with...
Objectives: The psychometric properties of the Spanish versions of the Quiet Ego Scale (QES), the Nondual Awareness Dimensional Assessment (NADA), and the Ontological Addiction Scale (OAS‑24) were examined. Methods: The analyzed sample was composed of 242 adults from the Spanish general population. Factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity were tested, along with...
medRxiv Preprint ServerApril 19, 2026Cameron C. Glick, Saad Pirzada, Shaun K.l. Quah et al.
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Background Scalable, low-burden behavioral interventions are needed to address rising subclinical mental health symptoms. However, few randomized controlled trials have evaluated ultra-brief, remotely delivered, meditation using multimodal outcome assessment under real-world conditions.
BACKGROUND: Oncology nurses face long-term emotional pressures that contribute to compassion fatigue, decreased resilience, and a lack of social support. The number of interventions integrated into clinic workflows or directed by nursing management is modest. This study examined a mindfulness-based resilience intervention offered by nursing leadership. METHODS: In a single-blind, parallel-group...
BMC NursingApril 18, 2026Yanqing Yan, Qiuxian Ye, Taiping Li et al.
BACKGROUND: Internet addiction (IA) has become an increasingly prevalent behavioral health concern among university students, with previous studies reporting substantial levels of problematic internet use among nursing students, including a multicenter study in China that found a prevalence of 23.3%. Because problematic internet use may be associated with poorer quality of life (QL), QL...
Background/Objectives: Mindfulness-based interventions are widely used to reduce psychological distress. Their long-term neurophysiological correlates remain insufficiently characterized. Using a portable Muse InteraXon® EEG device, this study aimed to evaluate (i) the extent to which a 12-month combined mindfulness and gratitude-based intervention reduces anxiety, depression, and perceived...
Abstract Meditation can act as a protection for mental well-being in late years, by helping older adults to challenge the pervasive effects of chronic illness. The primary objectives of this qualitative research study are to: (a) to examine older adults’ experiences of meditation while living with chronic disease, and (b) to analyze how meditation is perceived to influence their mental health....
BackgroundCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective treatment for binge eating disorder (BED) but is limited by modest efficacy and low reach of in-person delivery. Combining mindfulness training with CBT could enhance efficacy by targeting emotion dysregulation, a key factor in BED that CBT does not adequately target. Digital delivery can enhance the reach of treatment....
This study examined the indirect effect of student engagement (behavioral, emotional, and cognitive) in the relationship between mindfulness and flourishing among university students. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, with data collected from 618 students (Mage = 24.3, SD = 4.97) across various academic disciplines. Student engagement was measured using the Arabic version of the...
Background: A 3-armed randomized controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated that 2 formats of online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (eMBCT)-group-blended and individual-unguided-effectively reduced psychological distress and improved positive health outcomes in people with cancer and survivors, when compared to care as usual, up to 3 months posttreatment. However, the long-term effectiveness and...
Physiology & BehaviorApril 17, 2026Li Shen Chong, Rachel C. Bucher, Edward Merritt et al.
• Brief mindfulness intervention (bMBI) impacts autonomic nervous system functioning. • bMBI increased RSA and reduced SCL during mindfulness relative to the attention control condition. • bMBI reduced blood pressure after mindfulness and stress relative to controls. • The bMBI group displayed reciprocal RSA and SCL patterns (↑RSA, ↓SCL) during stress. • Controls showed non-reciprocal RSA-SCL...
The study examined how the different psychological constructs of mindfulness, anxiety, and positive fantasy engagement influence tourist fatigue in digitally mediated tourism experiences. In response to the increasing anxiety regarding cognitive overload in AI-driven travel ecosystems, the study reconceptualizes fatigue as configuration-dependent, but not uniformly experienced. Composite...
Abstract The study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness practice on occupational stress and quality of work life among secondary school teachers in Bangalore city. A pre-test post-test control group design was used and participants were assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control group (n = 15). Participants completed the Occupational Stress Index (OSI) and Work-Related Quality of Life...
We studied the effect of the single bout mindfulness meditation on cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) to acute mental stress to devise a method to assess and attenuate mental stress among Indian undergraduate medical students. This was a pre- and post-comparative interventional study conducted in thirty healthy male undergraduate medical students. Anthropometric measurements, heart rate (HR), and...