A systematic review of the adherence to home-practice meditation exercises in patients with chronic pain

A Barceló-Soler, H Morillo-Sarto… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mindfulness-, compassion-, and acceptance-based (ie,“third wave”) psychotherapies are
effective for treating chronic pain conditions. Many of these programs require that patients …

Cancer family caregivers: a new direction for interventions

A Williams, M Bakitas - Journal of palliative medicine, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Descriptive studies of cancer family caregivers demonstrate role-related
psychosocial and physical burden; however, little is known about which factors contribute to …

Assessing perceived barriers to meditation: the determinants of meditation practice inventory-revised (DMPI-R)

CA Hunt, MA Hoffman, JJ Mohr, A Williams - Mindfulness, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Engaging in meditation on a regular basis has been shown to enhance well-
being. However, barriers to adopting it as a health behavior are poorly understood. The …

A mixed-method, multi-perspective investigation of barriers to participation in mindfulness-based cancer recovery

K Toivonen, M Hermann, J White, M Speca, LE Carlson - Mindfulness, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR) is a mindfulness-based intervention
(MBI) evidenced to improve the psychosocial well-being of cancer survivors. Like many MBI …

Technology and meditation: exploring the challenges and benefits of a physical device to support meditation routine

T Kermavnar, PMA Desmet - Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2024 - mdpi.com
Existing studies of technology supporting meditation habit formation mainly focus on mobile
applications which support users via reminders. A potentially more effective source of …

Doing what matters in times of stress: No-nonsense meditation and occupational well-being in COVID-19

J Van de Velde, K Levecque, B Weijters, S Laureys - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
While the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the general public's health and well-being, it
exacerbated the pre-existing well-being issues in the educational sector in many countries …

“Maybe black girls do yoga”: A focus group study with predominantly low-income African-American women

SM Tenfelde, L Hatchett, KL Saban - Complementary therapies in medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To explore African American (AA) women's use of mind-body therapies,
such as yoga and mindfulness, and factors that impact their experiences, observations and …

Mindfulness, meet self-regulation: Boosting out-of-class meditation practice with brief action plans.

BM Galla, RN Baelen, AL Duckworth… - Motivation Science, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Mindfulness training programs require the completion of daily out-of-class meditation
practices, often referred to as “homework,” and individuals who adhere to these …

Exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practice associated with meditation among patients with melanoma

L Russell, L Orellana, A Ugalde… - Integrative cancer …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with meditation among
people with melanoma and investigate the relationship between perceived stress, trait …

Barriers to meditation by gender and age among cancer family caregivers

A Williams, P Van Ness, J Dixon, R McCorkle - Nursing research, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Despite solid basic science research supporting meditation's physiologic
benefits, meditation remains a marginalized practice for many Westerners; observational …