Trials
November 15, 2022
Aranjan Lionel Karunanayake, Emma Solomon-Moore, Nikki Coghill
Abstract Background Chronic neck and shoulder region pain affects many people around the world. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of three 8-week meditation training programmes (each using a different meditation technique: Anapana, Body scan or Metta) on pain and disability in a patient population affected with chronic neck and shoulder region pain, with a usual care control group...
Journal of Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics
November 14, 2022
María Alejandra Quirós-Ramírez, Paul Vahlenkamp, Stephan Streuber
2 citations
Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) is an ancient meditation technique based on generating kind intentions, compassion, and wishes of well-being towards oneself and others, while visualizing the target individual those intentions are directed to. Regular LKM practice results in more positive emotions, reduction of stress and increase in emotional processing, feelings of compassion and empathy....
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
November 14, 2022
Nils Altner, Jasmin Friedrich
3 citations
In this study, we present the results of a 48-hour mindfulness-based and compassion-based training for teachers (N = 59). This study included 3,250 students in two years. We strengthened the resources of teachers and students for health, especially for preventing addiction. The didactic approach was based on the concepts of embodiment and resonance. We first trained teachers and then encouraged...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
November 14, 2022
Ying Li, Gui-Ping Qu, Huiyan Kong et al.
Background The outbreak of COVID-19 had a widely negative effect on adolescents’ academics, stress, and mental health. At a critical period of cortical development, adolescents’ cognition levels are highly developed, while the ability of emotion control is not developed at the same pace. Faced with negative emotions such as stress and social loneliness caused by COVID-19, adolescents’ “hot”...
Rand health quarterly
November 14, 2022
Kimberly A Hepner, Erika Litvin Bloom, Sydne J Newberry et al.
Although studies have suggested that mindfulness-based interventions might be effective in enhancing military readiness and resilience, this has not been rigorously evaluated. This study presents results from a systematic review and meta-analyses of research examining how mindfulness meditation affects 13 performance-related outcomes of interest to the U.S. Army and broader military. The...
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
November 14, 2022
Rylan Fowers, Vincent Berardi, Jennifer Huberty et al.
Meditation with mobile apps has been shown to improve mental and physical health. However, regular, long-term meditation app use is needed to maintain these health benefits, and many people have a difficult time maintaining engagement with meditation apps over time. Our goal was to determine the length of the timeframe over which usage data must be collected before future app abandonment can be...
Addictive Behaviors Reports
November 11, 2022
Itamar José Félix-Junior, Ana Paula G Donate, Ana Regina Noto et al.
Inpatient treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD), such as Therapeutic Communities and Residential Treatment has been used to test the effect of Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) over different outcomes. Although there is evidence of the effectiveness of MBIs, little is known about the particularities that the place may have in the outcomes. The main objective of this Systematic Review...
Mindfulness
November 11, 2022
Robert W Roeser, Mark Greenberg, Tyralynn Frazier et al.
71 citations
Abstract Objectives This paper describes the emergence of the scientific study of mindfulness in schools; summarizes findings of experimental research on the impacts of school-based mindfulness programs (SBMPs) on student outcomes in prekindergarten, primary, and secondary school settings (ages 4–18 years); discusses scientific limitations and wider critiques of this work; and offers...
VISUAL REVIEW International Visual Culture Review / Revista Internacional de Cultura Visual
November 10, 2022
Pedro Francisco Alemán Ramos, Paula Morales Almeida, Vicenta Gisbert Caudeli
La comunicación artística es la vía que utiliza el artista para hacer llegar su mensaje a la población. Está cargada de ideas, emociones y sentimientos. El presente estudio analiza de forma sistemática la producción científica que relaciona las artes escénicas con el Mindfulness. Se utilizó el análisis bibliométrico para describir las características de la producción y explorar las estructuras...
Journal of Holistic Nursing
November 9, 2022
Ben Parkinson, Maggie Lawrence, Evelyn McElhinney et al.
17 citations
Purpose: To investigate the experience and outcomes for care partnerships (e.g., spouses, caregivers) who have post-stroke anxiety and/or depression symptoms and used an online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) together. Design: Explanatory sequential mixed methods case study research. Methods: 5 care partnerships (10 participants) received online MBI, and data was collected in weeks 0, 4,...