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Decreasing Caregiver Stress [PDF]
Stress is both critical and personal experience and has significant effects on caregivers’ physical, mental, and social well-being. The nature of caregiving and the responsibility to work and serve individuals at their illness conditions are very ...
Ramos, Dexter
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Abstract Background In modern medicine the concept of wellness is often accompanied by various misconceptions arising from several factors, including a lack of clear definitions, the commercialization of wellness, and prevailing biases and stereotypes.
Indu Subramanian +40 more
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Issues and perspectives in meditation research: in search for a definition [PDF]
Despite the growing interest in the neurobiological correlates of meditation, most research has omitted to take into account the underlying philosophical aspects of meditation and its wider implications.
Awasthi, Bhuvanesh
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MBSR intervention for chronic fibromyalgic pain
Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances, asthenia, fatigue, and a set of cognitive symptoms named "fibro fog". The quality of life of FM patients is significantly lower than in other rheumatic diseases.
Ciro Conversano +5 more
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Effect of MBSR on Quality of Life of Patients with IBS
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal disorder, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), often goes misdiagnosed, leading to multiple consultations and medications. Various pharmacological and surgical treatments attempts to provide the desired relief; however, no fruitful results have been obtained so far.
Akhouri, Deoshree +3 more
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Background The persistent destructive power of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) has been regarded as the biggest influencing factor affecting the postoperative physical and mental health of patients with cervical cancer.
ZhiHui Gu, Bo Li, Ling OuYang, Hui Wu
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction lowers psychological distress in medical students [PDF]
Background: Medical students confront significant academic, psychosocial, and existential stressors throughout their training. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an educational intervention designed to improve coping skills and reduce emotional
Brainard, George C. +4 more
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MBSR at Work: Perspectives from an Instructor and Software Developers
In this paper, we present the preliminary findings from a qualitative study (i.e., semi-structured interviews) on how a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, carried out in the Software Development (SD) working context, is perceived by the software developers of a multinational company who participated in the MBSR program and by the ...
Simone Romano 0001 +5 more
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Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
Several cross-sectional studies have documented neuroanatomical changes in individuals with a long history of meditation, while a few evidences are available about the interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes even during brief ...
Emiliano Santarnecchi +7 more
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Meditation Based Awareness Training (MBAT) for psychological wellbeing: a qualitative examination of participant experiences [forthcoming] [PDF]
Mindfulness-based interventions are reported as being efficacious treatments for a variety of psychological and somatic conditions. However, concerns have arisen relating to how mindfulness is operationalized in mindfulness-based interventions and ...
Griffiths, MD, Shonin, E, Van Gordon, W
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