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2010 Jamey Brannon 5 citations
This study is designed to look at the relationship between test anxiety and mindfulness. This study consists of three surveys designed to look at different aspects of mindfulness and test anxiety. The Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) is designed to determine to what degree a student has test anxiety. The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) is designed to measure an individual’s level of...
Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia 2010 Clemente Franco, María del Mar Sola, Eduardo Justo
This study analyzes the effects that a mindfulness development meditation program has on psychological discomfort and overload in main family caregivers of Alzheimer dementia patients. A quasi-experimental (group comparison) design with pretest/post-test/follow-up measurements was employed in an experimental and a control group. The evaluation instruments used were the SCL-90-R Questionnaire...
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 2010 Andrew B. Newberg, Nancy Wintering, Dharma S Khalsa et al.
This preliminary study determined if subjects with memory loss problems demonstrate changes in memory and cerebral blood flow (CBF) after a simple 8-week meditation program. Fourteen subjects with memory problems had an IV inserted and were injected with 250 MBq of Tc-99m ECD while listening to a neutral stimulus CD. They then underwent a pre-program baseline SPECT scan. Then subjects were...
cIRcle (University of British Columbia) 2010 Gary Nixon
A single case study research format was used to understand what happens when Western people are involved in meditation over a long period of time. This research examines what problems are faced in integrating meditation into a modern Western style of living. In this single case study of the long term process of meditation, the co-researcher was interviewed for his account of his twelve year...
cIRcle (University of British Columbia) 2010 Rosanna Rachelle Ferrer
The increase of community home care nurses' work stress has been identified as more acutely ill patients discharged into the community create greater demand based on larger case loads with more complex case management. Surprisingly, no research to date has evaluated stress reduction interventions which claim to protect community home care nurses' from the long-term effects of work stress. The...
2010
This groundbreaking primer illuminates contemplative methods that can improve mental and physical health. Contemplative practices, from meditation to Zen, are growing in popularity as methods to inspire physical and mental health. Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health offers readers an introduction to these practices and the ways they can be used in the service...
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 2010 Gauri Verma, Ricardo Araya
This study aimed to ascertain whether there is an association between meditation and psychological distress. Within a cohort of meditating Monks and Nuns who have accomplished varying levels of skill in the art of meditation, we studied whether there are varying degrees of psychological distress, and if so, whether this correlates to how advanced the meditators are. In this cross-sectional...
Australian journal of primary health 2010 Monika Merkes
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a structured group program that uses mindfulness meditation to improve well-being and alleviate suffering. This article reviews the impact of MBSR for people with chronic diseases. The review includes original research that was published in English and peer-reviewed and reported outcomes for adults with chronic diseases who had participated in an...
Unitn-eprints PhD 2010 Denis Francesconi 4 citations
The focus of the thesis is on i) theoretically investigating how meditation and education can work together, and ii) empirically studying the educational and cognitive effects of meditation on adult subject, with special regard to the subjective experience description. In concrete, it is my intention here to assess the value of mindfulness meditation in terms of changes in the so-called...
Azja-Pacyfik 2010 Maung Than Htun Aung
Renaissance of Buddhism and Vipassana Meditation in Modern Burma