Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and distress in a community-based sample. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have found Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to be useful for a wide range of problems including anxiety, pain and coping with a medical illness. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week MBSR programme in relieving distress in a community based sample. METHODS: Subjects (n = 14) were participants in the MBSR programme at a major academic medical center and completed the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) prior to starting the class and at the end of the 8-week course. Means and standard deviations were computed for the pre-and post-POMS total and subscale measures and the MAAS. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was conducted. RESULTS: There were significant reductions on multiple dimensions of distress on the POMS as well as a significant increase in mindful awareness as measured by the MAAS. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that MBSR appears to be associated with a reduction of distress and increased awareness of everyday life experiences in a sample of residents living in a large urban community.

publication date

  • September 28, 2010

Research

keywords

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Meditation
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Yoga

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 79957475505

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/cpp.727

PubMed ID

  • 20878904

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 18

issue

  • 6