Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
May 2018
Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Santiago, Cláudia Flemming Colussi
A critical issue in the contemporary field of public health is the organizational stress experienced by healthcare professionals. An integrative and complementary therapy that research has shown as efficacious in helping healthcare professionals to cope with stress is mindfulness meditation. An intervention, however, can't merely be efficacious, it also needs to be feasible to be implemented in...
International Journal of Applied Research
May 1, 2018
Kirti .
The increasing prevalence of psychological distress among adolescents and young adults has been attributed to academic pressure, family conflict, socioeconomic inequalities, trauma, excessive social media use, discrimination, and other chronic stressors. When these stressors exceed an individual's coping capacity, maladaptive coping strategies such as avoidance, rumination, substance abuse,...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
May 2018
Petra Jurisic, Daiana Cristina Salm, Cintia Vieira et al.
The mechanisms underlying the use of yoga in pain relief are still unclear. This study reviewed literature reports on encephalic activity related to analgesia induced by yoga meditation practice. This integrative review examined studies published in the Pubmed, LILACS and MEDLINE databases without restriction of the year of publication. The research involved 16 descriptors related to the words:...
Rehabilitation psychology
May 2018
Martha A Combs, Edan A Critchfield, Jason R Soble
This preliminary, pilot study assessed the effectiveness of a group-based, mindfulness intervention in a residential, rehabilitation setting with specific focus on assessing participants' self-report of perceived benefit of the intervention on overall health, pain, sleep, mood/anxiety, attention, and self-awareness, as well as implementing modifications needed for successful intervention...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
May 2018
Philippe Vignaud, Clément Donde, Thouraya Sadki et al.
Growing evidence has suggested that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) could have beneficial effects on the acute phase of depression and on the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence. Despite growing clinical interest, the effects of MBIs on brain functioning in patients with MDD remain unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the changes in brain functioning...
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
May 1, 2018
R. Tulloh, V. Garratt, J. Tagney et al.
BackgroundPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an uncommon condition with progressive heart failure and premature death. Treatment costs up to £120,000 per patient per year, and the psychological burden of PAH is substantial. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an intervention with the potential to reduce this burden, but to date, it has not been applied to people with pulmonary...
Oncology nursing forum
May 1, 2018
Rebecca H Lehto, Carrie Heeter, Marcel Allbritton et al.
Healthcare providers who are involved in the care of patients at the end of life are at risk of developing compassion fatigue, a condition characterized by emotional exhaustion and reduced professional engagement. Research has shown that development of a meditation practice can modify stress perceptions and promote quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate perceived benefits, challenges,...
May 1, 2018
Erica Sibinga, Lindsey Webb, Jonathan M. Ellen
Background Urban youth are exposed to significant and recurrent stress and trauma, related to community and interpersonal violence, failing schools, and lack of educational opportunities. There is increasing interest in opportunities for male youth to learn techniques that support enhanced self-regulation. Previous research has shown that mindfulness instruction can reduce the negative effects...
American Journal of Health Promotion
May 1, 2018
Meghan K. Edwards, Simon Rosenbaum, Paul D Loprinzi
Single bouts of aerobic exercise and meditation have been shown to improve anxiety states. Yet to be evaluated in the literature, we sought to examine the effects of a single, short bout of aerobic exercise or meditation, as well as exercise and meditation combined on state anxiety among young adults. Randomized controlled trial. University. Participants (N = 110, mean age = 21.4 years) were...
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
May 1, 2018
Quinn A Conklin, Brandon G King, Anthony P Zanesco et al.
A growing body of evidence suggests that meditation training may have a range of salubrious effects, including improved telomere regulation. Telomeres and the enzyme telomerase interact with a variety of molecular components to regulate cell-cycle signaling cascades, and are implicated in pathways linking psychological stress to disease. We investigated the effects of intensive meditation...