Waking up to the problem of sleep: can mindfulness help? A review of theory and evidence for the effects of mindfulness for sleep

AJ Shallcross, PD Visvanathan, SH Sperber… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Sleep disturbance is common and is associated with serious health
consequences.•Mindfulness practice may target several risk factors for sleep …

Integrative medicine for insomnia

ES Zhou, P Gardiner, SM Bertisch - Medical Clinics, 2017 - medical.theclinics.com
Insomnia is characterized by difficulty initiating and/or maintaining sleep or early morning
awakenings. It is a remarkably common problem across the life span. Onethird of the …

Testing a mindfulness meditation mobile app for the treatment of sleep-related symptoms in adults with sleep disturbance: A randomized controlled trial

JL Huberty, J Green, ME Puzia, L Larkey, B Laird… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to test whether a commercially
available, mindfulness meditation mobile app,(ie, Calm app), was effective in reducing …

[HTML][HTML] A mindfulness meditation mobile app improves depression and anxiety in adults with sleep disturbance: Analysis from a randomized controlled trial

J Huberty, ME Puzia, J Green… - General hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to 1) determine the effects of a meditation app on
depression and anxiety in adults with sleep disturbance, and 2) explore the potential …

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) improves sleep quality, experiential avoidance, and emotion regulation in individuals with insomnia—results from a …

A Zakiei, H Khazaie, M Rostampour, S Lemola… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Insomnia is a common problem in the general population. To treat insomnia, medication
therapies and insomnia-related cognitive-behavioral interventions are often applied. The …

Australasian Sleep Association position statement regarding the use of psychological/behavioral treatments in the management of insomnia in adults

M Ree, M Junge, D Cunnington - Sleep medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Insomnia disorder is a high prevalence condition with a high disease burden, which, left
untreated, can increase risk of poorer health outcomes. Due to Insomnia's tendency towards …

Heart rate variability during mindful breathing meditation

A Natarajan - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We discuss Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measured during mindful breathing meditation. We
provide a pedagogical computation of two commonly used heart rate variability metrics, ie …

A randomized controlled trial to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a digital mindfulness-based therapy for improving insomnia symptoms

L Kennett, B Bei, ML Jackson - Mindfulness, 2021 - Springer
Objectives Insomnia has widespread negative implications for health and well-being. Online
delivery of mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia (MBTI) has not previously been …

Sleep health is associated with next-day mindful attention in healthcare workers

S Lee, C Mu, BD Gonzalez, CE Vinci, BJ Small - Sleep Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Previous studies have focused on the role of mindfulness in improving sleep
health. Sleep health may also increase daily mindfulness; however, this potential …

Feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of a mobile mindfulness meditation intervention to improve sleep quality among a racially/ethnically diverse population

LCM Johnson, JJ Aiello, A Jagtiani, KN Moore… - Sleep health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of using a
mindfulness meditation mobile application to improve sleep quality among a diverse group …