Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2024
Rajbir K Aulakh, Harjit K Uppal, Sangeeta Pahwa
6 citations
A randomized controlled trial in India tested whether meditation, exercise, diet, and lifestyle changes could reduce emotional distress in infertile women. Sixty women were assigned to either an experimental group receiving these interventions or a control group receiving routine care. After five sessions, the experimental group showed marked improvements: depression scores dropped from an average of 16.13 to 9.07, anxiety from 18.93 to 10.73, stress from 29.27 to 18.4, and self-esteem rose from 10.47 to 17.5. The differences between groups were statistically significant. These complementary therapies may help lessen emotional distress and potentially improve pregnancy rates, suggesting infertility care should include emotional support alongside medical treatment.
Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2023
Hassan Khazraee, Maryam Bakhtiari, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam et al.
6 citations
A single-blinded randomized clinical trial tested mindful hypnotherapy for major depressive disorder. Thirty-four patients in Tehran, Iran, were assigned to either the intervention or a wait-list control group. After treatment and at a two-month follow-up, the intervention group showed a clinically significant decrease in difficulties in emotion regulation (mean scores dropping from 123.75 to 76.19 and then 68.00) and significant increases in mindfulness (from 93.06 to 149.43 and 144.18) and mental health (from 19.63 to 51.62 and 48.50). Mindful hypnotherapy appears effective for improving emotion regulation, mindfulness, and mental health in major depressive disorder.
Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2025
Ali Asghar Hayat, Rahmatollah Soltani, Tayebeh Bahmani Tazangi et al.
3 citations
Among nursing students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, higher mindfulness was linked to lower test anxiety and better academic performance. A cross-sectional survey of 151 students found a small but significant inverse correlation between mindfulness and test anxiety, a positive correlation between mindfulness and academic performance, and a negative correlation between academic performance and test anxiety. The findings suggest that mindfulness-based approaches may help reduce test anxiety and improve academic outcomes.
Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2025
Patricia A Sánchez Ruíz, Laura D Zapata de la Rosa, Lessa A Méndez Lara et al.
1 citation
A yoga-based intervention reduced academic burnout in medical students. Among students assessed, 10.6% met criteria for burnout. After six weekly 60-minute sessions combining postures, movement, and guided breathing, emotional exhaustion fell from 20.13 to 12.38, depersonalization from 9.0 to 5.8, and academic efficacy rose from 16.7 to 23.8. These changes were statistically significant. The authors suggest such programs could be integrated into medical education to address mental health.
Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2025
Hariom Singh, Shivendra K Singh, Manish K Manar et al.
1 citation
Among 492 medical and paramedical undergraduate students in Lucknow, 46.1% reported having ever used a psychoactive substance, and 35.2% reported use in the past three months. Lifetime alcohol use was most common at 36.6%, followed by tobacco at 22.4% and cannabis at 17.9%. Use was higher among males and among fourth-year students. The findings suggest that male students consume more psychoactive substances than female students, and that interventions are needed to reduce substance use in this population.
Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2025
Emad Alkasir, Abbas Masjedi-Arani, Fatemeh Jafarian Dehkordi et al.
1 citation
A clinical trial with 96 rheumatoid arthritis patients compared mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) against a control group. Both treatments significantly improved emotion regulation, mindfulness, and cognitive-executive functions. MBSR produced greater gains in emotion regulation and mindfulness, while CBT yielded larger improvements in cognitive-executive functions. These results suggest that both therapies are effective for addressing psychological difficulties in rheumatoid arthritis, with each offering distinct benefits.
Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2025
Prathibha Lydia Braggs, Judith Angelitta Noronha, Shripad Hebbar et al.
A scoping review mapped how mindfulness affects pregnant women's physiological parameters, not just mental health. Six clinical trials were identified from 497 screened articles. Parameters examined included blood pressure, cortisol, heart rate variability, body mass index, HbA1c, and blood glucose. Mindfulness showed efficacy for blood pressure, cortisol, heart rate variability, and blood glucose, but it remains unclear whether effects are pregnancy-related or due to normal physiological changes. The review concludes that very few maternal physiological parameters have been studied in detail and that extensive research is needed.
Journal of education and health promotion
January 1, 2025
K Jobin, Lena Ashok, Manjula Munivenkatappa et al.
A tailored Mindful Yoga and Meditation (MYM) module for adolescents was developed and tested. In Phase I, interviews and focus groups with 21 stakeholders and 8 group discussions identified needs and barriers; content validity was confirmed by 9 experts. Phase II piloted the module with 18 high school students in Karnataka, India. After the intervention, participants showed significant reductions in psychological distress and emotional suppression, alongside improvements in mindfulness, emotion regulation, and well-being. The module appears feasible as a school-based intervention to support adolescent emotional regulation and well-being through activity-based mindfulness and yoga.