Journal
MINDFULNESS
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 401-411Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-017-0781-3
Keywords
Mindfulness; Adherence; Placebo effect; Formal mindfulness; Informal mindfulness
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- Oregon Health & Science University
- National Institutes of Health [K24AT005121, T32AT002688]
- Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq/SWB) [210325/2014-3]
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In this study, we objectively tracked the duration, frequency, and the preferred practices chosen by novice mindfulness practitioners following a mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention. A sample of 55 mildly stressed participants, aged 50 to 80 years old, underwent an individual 6-week MM intervention and had their guided meditation home practice electronically recorded during the intervention and the 8-week post-intervention period. Participants' psychological well-being was assessed through self-report measures of mindfulness, quality of life, and symptoms of depression and stress. Results evidenced a high adherence to practice, with an average of similar to 23 minutes per day during the intervention and similar to 16 minutes per day in the follow-up period. Body scan, sitting meditation, and breathing space were the most popular meditation practices among participants. Our results showed significant alterations in self-reported measures over time, suggesting improvements in stress and overall quality of life. Changes in the self-report measures did not correlate with MM practice time, which suggests that other psychological phenomena, including quality of meditation practice, influence these outcomes.
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