Trials
October 17, 2018
Peter Nymberg, Eva Ekvall Hansson, Emelie Stenman et al.
9 citations
BACKGROUND: In the Swedish population aged between 50 and 64 years only 7.1% reach the recommended level of physical activity. Physical activity on prescription (PAP) has been used in Sweden since the beginning of the twenty-first century with moderate adherence of approximately 50%. Mindfulness seems to affect motivation to and satisfaction with physical activity. The aim is to test the...
Stress and Health
October 16, 2018
Simone F Nery, Sara P C Paiva, Érica L Vieira et al.
Infertile women often experience chronic stress, which may have a negative impact on general well-being and may increase the burden of infertility. In this open-label, parallel, randomized controlled trial, infertile women aged 18-50 years (median 37 years) were assigned to an 8-week mindfulness-based program (MBP) or no intervention. The primary outcome was stress severity measured by the...
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
October 16, 2018
Supakyada Sapthiang, William van Gordon, Edo Shonin
67 citations
Between 10 and 20% of adolescents worldwide experience a mental health problem within a given 12-month period. Mental health problems impact on an adolescent’s potential to live a fulfilling and productive life and lead to challenges such as stigma, isolation and discrimination. To address this need, in recent years, there has been growing interest into broad-based school-integrated health...
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
October 15, 2018
Arlene G MacDougall, Elizabeth Price, Matthew R J Vandermeer et al.
Aim: To assess the feasibility of a randomized pilot trial that evaluated the acceptability and potential clinical utility of the Mindfulness Ambassador Program (MAP), a unique, standardized 12-session facilitated group mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for youth experiencing early psychosis. Methods: Twenty-one patients of an early psychosis intervention program were randomized to receive...
PsyArXiv
October 15, 2018
Niklas Johannes, Harm Veling, Jonas Dora et al.
preprint
As mobile technology allows users to be online anywhere and at all times, a growing number of users report feeling constantly alert and preoccupied with online streams of online information and communication—a phenomenon that has recently been termed online vigilance. Despite its growing prevalence, the consequences of this constant orientation towards online streams of information and...
Current Opinion in Psychology
October 15, 2018
Silke Rupprecht, Wibo Koole, Michael Chaskalson et al.
Current workplace mindfulness research and interventions assume that teaching mindfulness will have beneficial effects for people and organizations. While research shows that mindfulness trainings may increase resilience of working adults, assuming that mindfulness will have independent effects on outcomes at different levels of an organization is not well grounded. We assert that mindfulness...
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
October 15, 2018
Sunita Vohra, Salima Punja, Erica Ms Sibinga et al.
35 citations
BACKGROUND: Mental illness is among the most common causes of morbidity, mortality, and disability in childhood. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has shown significant benefit in mental health; however, evidence of its effectiveness in youth is limited. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of MBSR plus usual care versus usual care alone for reducing mental health...
Holistic Nursing and Health Science
October 15, 2018
Hasanah Eka Wahyu Ningsih, Meidiana Dwidiyanti, Elis Hartati
9 citations
Background: Stress among college students have been widely researched. The interventions such as mindfulness, meditation, relaxation and yoga using mobile application become most appealing choices to reduce stress. Technology is used as media to help implementing the interventions include mindfulness mobile application. It provides mindfulness steps and other features.Purpose: The aim of this...
Holistic Nursing Practice
October 15, 2018
Marci Resnicoff, Kell N. Julliard
14 citations
Nurses and nursing assistants working at night on an inpatient unit are under signicant stress. Because mindfulness reduces stress and enhances workplace life, this qualitative study explored night shift staff attitudes toward brief group mindfulness practice. For 8 months, 3 times a week, the staff was called together at the nursing station around midnight and led through 2 to 5 minutes of...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
October 15, 2018
Marino A Bruce, Kia Skrine Jeffers, Jan King Robinson et al.
Health has many dimensions, and intolerance and lack of compassion may contribute to the poor health and disparities in our nation. Tolerance can convey an inherent paradox or dissonance that can be associated with stress. However, tolerance has a dimension of acceptance, an acknowledgement and acceptance of what "is" at the present moment, that can relieve tension associated with differing...