Cureus
June 1, 2023
Aneeque Jamil, Sai Dheeraj Gutlapalli, Marya Ali et al.
46 citations
This article discusses the power of meditation and how beneficial it is for the body. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown many positive brain changes and improved several brain functions. Meditation has several benefits improving the immune system and inflammatory processes by decreasing cytokine; appropriate telomere shortening also has helped healthy aging. Regarding physical health,...
Journal of Clinical Hypertension
May 31, 2023
Haifei Shen, Ri Zhang, Xiujie Zhang et al.
7 citations
To explore the moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between anxiety and somatization symptoms in middle-aged and elderly female patients with hypertension and provide a foundation for the development of more effective mindfulness intervention strategies. A total of 109 middle-aged and elderly female patients with hypertension participated in this cross-sectional study from April...
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
May 31, 2023
Kemei Wu, Miaomiao Wan, Huiqin Zhou et al.
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention combined with early cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) assisted with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP).MethodsA total of 100 AMI patients with IABP assistance due to hemodynamic instability at Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital were enrolled in the study....
Frontiers in Psychology
May 31, 2023
A brief body scan mindfulness practice has no positive effect on the recovery of heart rate variability and cognitive tasks in female professional basketball players.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
May 31, 2023
Karin Matko, Meike Burzynski, Maximilian Pilhatsch et al.
5 citations
Chronic pain is a growing worldwide health problem and complementary and integrative therapy options are becoming increasingly important. Multi-component yoga interventions represent such an integrative therapy approach with a promising body of evidence. The present study employed an experimental single-case multiple-baseline design. It investigated the effects of an 8-week yoga-based mind-body...
Journal of Telenursing
May 30, 2023
Annisa Mazda Firdaus, Dian Ratna Sawitri, Meidiana Dwidiyanti
1 citation
This study aims to identify the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions on mental health conditions in adolescents. The method used is a systematic literature review with seven national and international research articles reviewed utilizing the search engines PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar within the last six years. The research results from the identification of 7...
Clocks & Sleep
May 30, 2023
Marco Fabbri
6 citations
During the COVID-19 lockdown, a distortion of time passage has been widely reported in association with a change in daily rhythm. However, several variables related to these changes have not been considered. The purpose of the present study was to assess the changes in dispositional mindfulness, time experience, sleep timing and subjective memory functioning. A longitudinal study was conducted...
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
May 30, 2023
Ioulietta Lazarou, V. Oikonomou, Lampros Mpaltadoros et al.
Objectives Meditation imparts relaxation and constitutes an important non-pharmacological intervention for people with cognitive impairment. Moreover, EEG has been widely used as a tool for detecting brain changes even at the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The current study investigates the effect of meditation practices on the human brain across the AD spectrum by using a novel...
Addictive Behaviors
May 29, 2023
Michelle M Hospital, Maria Eugenia Contreras Perez, Sheila M Alessi et al.
The age cohort referred to as emerging adults (ages 18-29 years old) demonstrates the most hazardous alcohol use in the United States (U.S.) Approximately one-third of emerging adults regularly engage in heavy episodic drinking (4/5 drinks in two hours females/males). Compared to their non-Latine White peers, Latine emerging adults in the U.S. report lower rates of heavy episodic drinking (HED)...
Journal of Advanced Nursing
May 29, 2023
Yihong Leow, Nur Lidiya Binte Abdul Rashid, Piyanee Klainin‐Yobas et al.
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on mental and cognitive outcomes including, anxiety, depression, attention, memory, global cognition and neuroplastic changes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data source: A three-step search strategy was conducted on eight electronic databases, grey...