Publications by authors named "B L Horowitz"
Using PROMIS Methodology to Create Self-Report Measures of Mindfulness and Related Concepts.
Glob Adv Integr Med Health
October 2024
Background: Mindfulness meditation is ubiquitous in health care, education, and communities at large. Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) are the focus of hundreds of NIH-funded trials given the myriad health benefits associated with this practice across multiple populations. Notwithstanding, significant gaps exist in how mindfulness concepts are measured using currently available self-report instruments.
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- Opt2Move is a research trial that aims to boost moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among young adult cancer survivors using a mobile health (mHealth) approach and a structured methodology called MOST.
- The trial includes 304 participants who will use a core intervention with a Fitbit and a smartphone app, with some assigned to receive additional support components like E-Coach, a buddy system, or mindfulness practices.
- The goal is to assess the effectiveness of these components on MVPA over a 12-week period and examine their impact on other health-related factors, potentially leading to improved health outcomes for young adult cancer survivors.
Guided by social cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent et al. in J Vocat Behav 45(1):79-122, 1994), we assessed sociocultural (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The most common and debilitating side effects of radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PC) are fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression. Previous research has reported palliative benefits from certain self-management approaches, such as mindfulness meditation.
Objective: To develop, pre-test, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and initial benefit of brief, audio-based mindfulness delivered during daily RT for PC compared to a relaxing music control.