Journal of Clinical Nursing
March 2018
Louise Hunter, Sarah Snow, Sian Warriner
To ascertain how midwives perceived attending a mindfulness course impacted on their professional practice, particularly in regard to any stress they experienced at work. A qualitative study using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine midwives. A large maternity Trust in the United Kingdom. An eight-week mindfulness course, adapted from...
Current obesity reports
March 2018
Carolyn Dunn, Megan Haubenreiser, Madison Johnson et al.
There is an urgent need for effective weight management techniques, as more than one third of US adults are overweight or obese. Recommendations for weight loss include a combination of reducing caloric intake, increasing physical activity, and behavior modification. Behavior modification includes mindful eating or eating with awareness. The purpose of this review was to summarize the...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
March 2018
Tim Lomas, Juan Carlos Medina, Itai Ivtzan et al.
Among efforts to improve the well-being of healthcare professionals are initiatives based around mindfulness meditation. To understand the value of such initiatives, we conducted a systematic review of empirical studies pertaining to mindfulness in healthcare professionals. Databases were reviewed from the start of records to January 2016. Eligibility criteria included empirical analyses of...
Kidney research and clinical practice
March 2018
Bo Kyung Sohn, Yun Kyu Oh, Jung-Seok Choi et al.
Many patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD) experience depression. Depression influences patient quality of life (QOL), dialysis compliance, and medical comorbidity. We developed and applied a group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program including mindfulness meditation for ESRD patients undergoing HD, and measured changes in QOL, mood, anxiety, perceived...
journal of ilam university of medical sciences
March 1, 2018
Amir Azizi, Javad Mohamadi
4 citations
Introduction: One of the challenges of patients with irritable bowel syndrome is the quality of life and perception of the disease. In recent decade's mindfulness as one of the most effective treatments in the treatment of many disorders has been introduced. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy on quality of life and perception of disease among patients with...
Anthropology of Consciousness
March 1, 2018
Yochai Ataria
Abstract: The traumatic experience and the meditative experience differ in many respects. For instance, it is possible to suggest that while a sense of helplessness is the most important feature of the traumatic experience, meditation does not involve a similar sense of helplessness. Furthermore, while trauma is shocking and horrifying, meditation is considered to be constructive and efficient...
Postgraduate medicine
March 2018
Meghan K. Edwards, Paul D Loprinzi
No review papers have examined studies that have directly compared non-active forms of meditation with exercise to evaluate effects on physical or psychosocial outcomes, which was the purpose of this paper. Studies were included if they had a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, included a non-active form of meditation and exercise as intervention arms, and evaluated physical or...
Military Medicine
March 1, 2018
Valerie J Rice, Baoxia Liu, Paul J Schroeder
Mindfulness meditation training has been shown to reduce stress and improve short-term memory for military personnel. However, no studies have investigated the effects of in-person and virtual world (VW) mindfulness training on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms. In this study, U.S. military active duty service members and veterans...
Mindfulness
March 1, 2018
M. Economides, Janis Martman, M. Bell et al.
Mindfulness training, which involves observing thoughts and feelings without judgment or reaction, has been shown to improve aspects of psychosocial well-being when delivered via in-person training programs such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). Less is known about the efficacy of digital training mediums, such as smartphone apps, which...
February 28, 2018
Saeedeh Askari, N. Behroozi, Z. Abbaspoor
Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is one of the most common psychosomatic disorders in reproductive-aged females and due to its less severe symptoms, administration of non-pharmacological interventions as the first-line is emphasized. Objectives: The current study aimed at examining the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on PMS symptoms. Methods: The current...