Journal of autism and developmental disorders
March 13, 2025
Tingting Yang, Yufei Wang, Ping Xu et al.
3 citations
This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in improving the mental health of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), specifically focusing on outcomes such as parental stress, anxiety, depression, and parent-child relationships. A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases, including Web of Science,...
Social Thought
March 12, 2025
Indrani Margolin, Vibusha K. Madanayake, Abbey Jones
ABSTRACT Sustaining the longevity of helping professionals’ careers requires equipping them as students with adequate paradigms and practices for mind, body, and spirit wellbeing. Thus, integrating holistic approaches into core curriculum is essential to support the preparation for spiritually informed, standardized, ethical care. The purpose of this qualitative research project was to inquire...
Pain Management Nursing
March 12, 2025
Vincenzo Damico, Margherita Milani, Liana Murano
3 citations
Chronic pain management includes treatment with the use of opioids, electrical stimulation and acupuncture. However, traditional understanding of chronic pain has recently been challenged in light of evidence supporting a key role of psycho-social factors and central sensitization in this population. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), focuses on increasing awareness and acceptance of...
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
March 12, 2025
Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, Chelsea G Ratcliff, Christine Bakos-Block et al.
7 citations
Background: Chronic pain affects over 25% of U.S. adults and is a leading cause of disability. Mindfulness meditation (MM) is a nonpharmacologic approach to manage pain and improve well-being. Despite mounting evidence supporting its efficacy, MM remains underutilized in medical practice. Understanding physicians' engagement with MM and the barriers they face can inform strategies for...
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
March 12, 2025
Paul Verhaeghen, Shelley N. Aikman, Grazia Mirabito
9 citations
Mindfulness interventions are consistently associated with beneficial effects in younger adults. In this meta-analysis, we seek to quantify the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions for the mental health and well-being of older adults. We include 46 studies that implemented a mindfulness intervention (MBSR = 20; MBCT = 9; ad hoc protocol = 17) with older adults (samples with an average age...
Circulation
March 11, 2025
Andrea Lopez, S. Suglia, Tené Lewis et al.
Background: Young women in Puerto Rico (PR) experience a high burden of psychological distress, a non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Mindfulness practice may help reduce psychological distress and improve health behaviors, benefiting cardiovascular health. However, conventional 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs’ time requirements and in-person format...
Jurnal Cendekia Media Komunikasi Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pendidikan Islam
March 11, 2025
I. Nugraha, Agus Fakhruddin, C. Surahman
This study aims to explore and formulate the concept of dhikr (remembrance of God) and Sufi meditation as part of the development of teaching methods in Islamic Religious Education (PAI), with a focus on improving moral character and enhancing students' mental well-being. The study employs a qualitative approach using a literature review method, following Cooper’s six steps: (1) defining the...
medRxiv
March 11, 2025
Kaoru Nashiro, B Rael Cahn, Paul Choi et al.
2 citations
preprint
Prior research suggests that meditation may slow brain aging and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, we lack research systematically examining what aspect(s) of meditation may drive such benefits. In particular, it is unknown how breathing patterns during meditation might influence health outcomes associated with AD. In this study, we examined whether two types of mindfulness...
Florence Nightingale journal of nursing
March 10, 2025
Ayşegül Kılıçlı, Simge Zeyneloğlu
This study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness-based breathing exercise on health profile, vital signs, and fetal heart rate in pregnant women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia. This is a randomized controlled trial. Data were collected between October 1, 2023, and May 19, 2024, with a sample of 66 pregnant women who were randomly assigned to the mindfulness-based breathing exercise (n =...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
March 9, 2025
Manoj Kumar Kotwal -, Dr. Vasudha Kulshreshtha -
This study investigates the role of Rajyoga Meditation in maintaining Harmony among industrial employees. Industrial work environments often present unique sources of conflict such as heavy workloads, job targets, interpersonal conflicts, rigid work styles, communication barriers, misunderstandings among employees and Ego which disturbs the relationship of the employees and challenges the...