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  • The study aimed to evaluate the impact of short stress-coping interventions (cardiac biofeedback, mindfulness, and positive psychology) on the OSCE performance of medical students.
  • Despite no significant improvement in academic scores for any intervention group compared to the control, students reported a more positive perception of their performance after the interventions.
  • Conclusively, these brief interventions did not enhance students' actual academic performance during the OSCE, though they influenced their self-assessment.
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Low-income, urban-dwelling Black adults are disproportionately affected by traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression and encounter inequities in treatment access. In addition to the benefits Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for depression, there is preliminary evidence of successful symptom reduction in PTSD via MBCT across two prior pilot studies in veterans. Studies examining the effects of MBCT among trauma-exposed Black adults remains limited, and examination of effects across specific PTSD clusters is almost nonexistent.

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This is a secondary analysis of a trial comparing online mindfulness-based stress reduction with cognitive-behaviour therapy for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Both interventions were administered over eight weeks with five lessons and accompanied by weekly therapist contact. For the purposes of this study, we investigated the pain severity, fear of progression and functional ability as the outcome variables because the treatments had differential effects on these three outcomes but had equivalent effects on other variables.

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  • This study examined how mindfulness-based counseling affects anxiety and childbirth satisfaction in first-time pregnant women.
  • A total of 60 women participated, with one group receiving routine prenatal care and the other participating in mindfulness sessions alongside regular care.
  • Results showed that those who engaged in mindfulness counseling reported lower anxiety levels and higher satisfaction with childbirth after the intervention compared to the control group.
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Mindfulness interventions and quality of life in anxiety-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

J Affect Disord

December 2024

Anxiety, Obsessions and Compulsions Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) effectively treat anxiety symptoms across different anxiety and related disorders (ARDs), including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we investigate whether MBIs also lead to improvements in the quality of life (QoL) of patients with ARDs. A systematic review was performed through electronic search in PUBMED, PsycINFO, Embase, Web of Science, and Clinical Trials databases.

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