scholarly journals Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as a Stress Management Intervention for Cancer Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 348-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Rush ◽  
Manoj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Managing Stress ◽  
Physiological Outcomes ◽  
Reducing Stress ◽  
Viable Method

Cancer is acknowledged as a source of stress for many individuals, often leading to suffering, which can be long-lasting. Mindfulness-based stress reduction offers an effective way of reducing stress among cancer patients by combining mindfulness meditation and yoga in an 8-week training program. The purpose of this study was to inspect studies from October 2009 to November 2015 and examine whether mindfulness-based stress reduction can be utilized as a viable method for managing stress among cancer patients. A systematic search from Medline, CINAHL, and Alt HealthWatch databases was conducted for quantitative articles involving mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions targeting cancer patients. A total of 13 articles met the inclusion criteria. Of these 13 studies, 9 demonstrated positive changes in either psychological or physiological outcomes related to anxiety and/or stress, with 4 describing mixed results. Despite the limitations, mindfulness-based stress reduction appears to be promising for stress management among cancer patients.

scholarly journals Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as a Stress Management Intervention for Healthy Individuals

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Sharma ◽  
Sarah E. Rush
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Managing Stress ◽  
Physiological Outcomes ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Stress is a global public health problem with several negative health consequences, including anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, and suicide. Mindfulness-based stress reduction offers an effective way of reducing stress by combining mindfulness meditation and yoga in an 8-week training program. The purpose of this study was to look at studies from January 2009 to January 2014 and examine whether mindfulness-based stress reduction is a potentially viable method for managing stress. A systematic search from Medline, CINAHL, and Alt HealthWatch databases was conducted for all types of quantitative articles involving mindfulness-based stress reduction. A total of 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. Of the 17 studies, 16 demonstrated positive changes in psychological or physiological outcomes related to anxiety and/or stress. Despite the limitations of not all studies using randomized controlled design, having smaller sample sizes, and having different outcomes, mindfulness-based stress reduction appears to be a promising modality for stress management.

Yoga as an Alternative and Complementary Approach for Stress Management

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Complementary Approach ◽  
Managing Stress ◽  
Physiological Outcomes ◽  
Reducing Stress ◽  
Global Public Health Problem

Stress has become a global public health problem. Yoga offers one possible way of reducing stress. The purpose of this study was to look at studies from 2011 to May 2013 and examine whether yoga can be an efficacious approach for managing stress. A systematic search of Medline, CINAHL, and Alt HealthWatch databases was conducted for quantitative articles involving all schools of yoga. A total of 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. Six of these were from the United States, 3 from India, 2 from the United Kingdom, and 1 each from Australia, Brazil, Germany, Iraq, Sweden, and Taiwan. Of the 17 studies, 12 demonstrated positive changes in psychological or physiological outcomes related to stress. Despite the limitations, not all studies used a randomized controlled design, had smaller sample sizes, had different outcomes, had nonstandardized yoga intervention, and had varying lengths, yoga appears to be a promising modality for stress management.

Mindfulness as a Component of Addiction Treatment (DRAFT)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharone Abramowitz
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Patient Selection ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Outcome ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Mindfulness Intervention ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

This compact chapter addresses patient selection and general principles of mindfulness-based interventions, specifically mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). It describes mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE) as a combination of mindfulness intervention and cognitive behavioral therapy, suggesting its effectiveness in reducing the perception of pain in more than half of the participants who complete training. While focusing principally on the patient, the chapter argues for the utility of mindfulness-based interventions in preserving the serenity and enhancing the effectiveness of the therapist. It also notes that while the therapeutic outcome may be modest, there is generally little cost and very little risk to initiation of mindfulness meditation and similar interventions. A text box is given with additional resources.

Mindful but Not Religious

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Braun
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Bodily Experience ◽  
Sense Of Purpose ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Deep Sense

This chapter explores Jon Kabat-Zinn’s mindfulness meditation, above all in his writings about his Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. It argues that Kabat-Zinn’s vision conveys a profound sense of enchantment, a deep sense of life’s value. The chapter argues that this vision reworks fundamental conceptual categories, especially those of the secular, the spiritual, and the scientific. Life’s meaning is formulated as flowing naturally from mindful observation of everyday life, especially of painful experiences. This naturalizing approach, drawing on bodily experience, the authority of science, metaphysical religious roots in American culture, and Buddhist teachings, makes mindfulness occupy many registers at once: Buddhist yet ecumenically inclusive, secular yet spiritual, scientific but revealing a larger sense of purpose. This multimodal character of mindfulness, always available through simple awareness, explains its popularity, which is helping to reshape American culture.

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