Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a prevalent and debilitating condition that effects around 60% of people living with cancer. It is severe, persistent, and imposes a significant financial burden on the healthcare system. Given FCR's profound impact on mental health and quality of life, adopting targeted interventions to mitigate its effects is essential. This study reports on the efficacy of...
BACKGROUND: Mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are more prevalent in medical students than in the general population. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown evidence of effectiveness in treating these conditions. However, findings among medical students are mixed, particularly in Brazilian samples. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary...
Martial arts and Vipassana meditation differ in form but share profound philosophical and practical similarities, making martial arts a unique form of dynamic meditation. Despite the differences between martial arts and Vipassana meditation, both share a common purpose to improve human health and life. Martial arts and Vipassana promote awareness and meditation, which helps to experience inner...
Summary Es ist menschlich, sich erschöpft, verletzt oder überfordert zu fühlen. Vielleicht erleben Sie gerade eine Phase, in der Ihnen das Herz schwer ist – oder Sie spüren, dass Ihnen Mitgefühl für sich selbst und andere schwerfällt. In solchen Momenten kann die Metta- Meditation – die Meditation der liebenden Güte – eine wohltuende Stütze sein. Sie ist keine „Technik“, die perfekt ausgeführt...
MindfulnessAugust 1, 2025Bronwen Davies, Rachel Juden, W. James Greville et al.
Abstract Objectives There is growing concern among researchers and practitioners that misunderstanding of the central acceptance-based foundations of mindfulness, and/or a lack of openness to mindfulness, may prevent recipients from fully benefiting from an intervention. The current study was the first to experimentally investigate the impact of mindfulness understanding and openness on the...
The popularity of meditation has surged in recent years, driven by the accessibility of digital platforms. In this context, shorter sessions have become common, often accompanied by claims of substantial benefits. The vast differences in practice intensity-from traditional monastic training and residential retreats to multi-week Mindfulness-Based Programs and infrequent digital home...
A systematic review of electroencephalographic (EEG) correlates of Mindfulness- based treatment for chronic pain is presented. Recent technological advances have made EEG acquisition more accessible and also reliable. EEG monitoring before, during, and after treatment might support efficacy assessment and enable real- time adaptive intervention. The preliminary research extracted 131 papers...
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a teacher-training program for integrating a ten-session, school-based mindfulness program into regular classroom instruction in Danish elementary schools. The focus was on the mental health of students in grades 4 to 9. The primary study population comprised at-risk students, with the total students serving as a secondary study population....
NursingAugust 1, 2025Alyssa Jones, Allison Schultz, Makayla Vanderpoorten et al.
Nurse burnout in the ICU is driven by long hours, a high-pressure environment, and overwhelming workloads, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This quality improvement project aimed to decrease burnout among ICU nurses by implementing a mindfulness campaign. Pre- and post-intervention surveys, utilizing the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), were conducted to measure changes in...
This study aimed to determine whether online-guided mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in daily life improve autonomic nervous system function as measured by the pupillary light reflex (PLR) in healthy subjects. A total of 94 university students were randomly allocated to either an intervention group or a waitlist control group. Participants practiced single-session meditation in a...