BMJ simulation & technology enhanced learning
June 15, 2018
Matthew James Kerry, Douglas S Ander
Introduction The setting demands imposed by performing in new, interdisciplinary cultures is common for modern healthcare workers. Both health science students and evidence-based workers are required to operate in professional cultures that differ from their own. As health organisations have placed increasing value on mindfulness for improving performance outcomes, so too have educational...
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
June 14, 2018
Fatemeh Ghandi, Amir Sadeghi, M. Bakhtyari et al.
Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome is a common gastrointestinal disorder. The perception of stress and GI-specific anxiety play a key role in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The present study aims at comparing the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy with emotion regulation on the quality of life and severity in patients IBS. Method : This randomized clinical trial was...
Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law
June 14, 2018
Rachel Murray, Rebecca Amann, Katey Thom
Mindfulness is a technique and sense of being present in the moment that incorporates aspects of acceptance, openness and meditation with the ultimate intention of improving well-being. Research indicates that mindfulness can significantly improve negative personality traits, reduce stress, increase attention, alleviate chronic pain and enhance mental health. Mindfulness-based interventions in...
International Journal of Population Data Science
June 14, 2018
Sinead Brophy, Roxanne Cooksey, Jonathan Kennedy et al.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods 193 People with AS were invited to take part in an MBSR 8 week course. The data linkage component of this study examined number of visits to the general practitioner before and after the course in participants and non-participants of the course (500 people...
Frontiers in Psychology
June 13, 2018
Lotte Berk, Franca C. Warmenhoven, Jim van Os et al.
66 citations
The world population is aging and the prevalence of dementia is increasing. By 2050, those aged 60 years and older are expected to make up a quarter of the population. With that, the number of people with dementia is increasing. Unfortunately, there is no cure for dementia. The progression of symptoms with no hope of improvement is difficult to cope with, both for patients and their caregivers....
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
June 12, 2018
Maryam Moosavi Nejad, Nahid Shahgholian, Rahele Samouei
Introduction: Patients undergoing hemodialysis have a low level of health and mindfulness technique in mind-body medicine is used to help patients with chronic illness. Therefore, this clinical trial was conducted to determine the effect of the mindfulness program on the general health of patients undergoing treatment with hemodialysis. Methods: Sixty hemodialysis patients were selected through...
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
June 12, 2018
Mostafa Jasbi, Dena Sadeghi-Bahmani, G. Karami et al.
Abstract Even 30 or more years after the end of a war, veterans can suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the present study, we explored the influence on symptoms of PTSD among Iranian veterans of the Iran–Iraq war of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) as add-on to a standard treatment with citalopram. Forty-eight male veterans with PTSD (mean age: 52.97 years) took part...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
June 11, 2018
Elisa H. Kozasa, Joana B Balardin, João R. Sato et al.
Meditation as a cognitive enhancement technique is of growing interest in the field of health and research on brain function. The Stroop Word-Color Task (SWCT) has been adapted for neuroimaging studies as an interesting paradigm for the understanding of cognitive control mechanisms. Performance in the SWCT requires both attention and impulse control, which is trained in meditation practices. We...
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
June 8, 2018
Mirjana Prpa, Kıvanç Tatar, Jules Françoise et al.
Busy daily lives and ongoing distractions often make people feel disconnected from their bodies and experiences. Guided attention to self can alleviate this disconnect as in focused-attention meditation, in which breathing often constitutes the primary object on which to focus attention. In this context, sustained breath awareness plays a crucial role in the emergence of the meditation...
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
June 7, 2018
Carol C. Choo, André A. D. Burton
7 citations
BACKGROUND: The advent of mobile technology has ushered in an era in which smartphone apps can be used as interventions for suicidality. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to review recent research that is relevant to smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality in Asian youths. METHODS: The inclusion criteria for this review were: papers published in peer-reviewed journals...