September 22, 2024
Meysam Pirbaglou, Christo El Morr, Farah Ahmad et al.
BACKGROUND Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are widely employed in mental health promotion and treatment. Despite widespread evidence of effectiveness in different populations and delivery modes, there are sparse findings concerning mechanisms of action in these interventions. OBJECTIVE This study, based on a secondary evaluation of two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with student...
International Journal of New Findings in Health and Educational Sciences
September 21, 2024
Parastoo Yazdani, Mehdi Reza Sarafraz
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of mindfulness techniques on increasing hope in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. For this purpose, 30 cancer patients in two control and experimental groups were available by sampling. This research method was semi-experimental, and in this regard, Freiberg (2001) and Snyder (1991) hope test questionnaires were used to collect...
BMC Women's Health
September 19, 2024
ZhiHui Gu, Bo Li, Ling OuYang et al.
Background: The persistent destructive power of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) has been regarded as the biggest influencing factor affecting the postoperative physical and mental health of patients with cervical cancer. During this process, patients might also experience different feelings of disease-related psychological. Therefore, this study aimed to adopt mindfulness-based stress reduction...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
September 19, 2024
Mrs. Rani. B -, Mr. Krishna Prasad -
Vipassana meditation, an ancient meditation technique originating from India, translates to "to see things as they are." It was rediscovered by Gautama Buddha over 2,500 years ago and has been taught as a universal remedy for common problems. The technique aims for the complete eradication of mental impurities, allowing individuals to achieve full liberation from suffering.
Healthcare
September 19, 2024
Tamara Gutiérrez-domingo, Naima Z Farhane-Medina, Joaquín Villaécija et al.
4 citations
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease especially affecting young people. Mindfulness-based psychological interventions might reduce emotional symptoms post-diagnosis, but the evidence is limited. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions on psychological well-being and biomedical variables in young people with type 1 diabetes. A systematic review of...
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
September 18, 2024
Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Breast Cancer (MBSR(BC)) a Treatment for Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment (CRCI): A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Mindfulness
September 16, 2024
Objective: Mindfulness training (MT) has been shown to have substantial therapeutic effects on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptom severity, health-related quality of life, and psychological symptoms at 3 months following an 8-week group MT intervention. This study reports a secondary analysis to examine the long-term trajectory of change in these IBS symptoms. Methods: This study analyzed...
PsyArXiv
September 16, 2024
Giuseppe Pagnoni
preprint
Active inference is a theoretical and computational framework that is producing a significant influence on how we currently think about, and conduct research on, the mind and brain. This paper discusses the fresh perspective it offers for the study of contemplative practices, where the sustained awareness to the apparent inactivity of the meditative posture may in fact enable the unfolding of a...
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
September 15, 2024
Isaac N Treves, Keara D Greene, Zia Bajwa et al.
7 citations
preprint
Neurofeedback concurrent with mindfulness meditation may reveal meditation effects on the brain and facilitate improved mental health outcomes. Here, we systematically reviewed EEG and fMRI studies of mindfulness meditation with neurofeedback (mbNF) and followed PRISMA guidelines. We identified 10 fMRI reports, consisting of 177 unique participants, and 9 EEG reports, consisting of 242...
African Journal of Biomedical Research
September 11, 2024
Pallavi Sharma
The adolescence, a transition phase from childhood to adulthood, is exposed to critical development changes in multiple domains including physical, cognitive, emotional, social, moral, sexual and academic.There is also an increased probability of troubles or illness such as negative behaviour, drug abuse, depression, stress and anxiety which if not addressed could make the transition to...