The relationship between mindfulness and enduring somatic threat severity in long-term cardiac arrest survivors

AM Presciutti, SM Bannon, JB Yamin… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2023 - Springer
Background Cardiac arrest (CA) survivors experience continuous exposures to potential
traumas though chronic cognitive, physical and emotional sequelae and enduring somatic …

Mindfulness is inversely associated with psychological symptoms in long-term cardiac arrest survivors

A Presciutti, J Greenberg, E Lester… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2022 - Springer
Identifying correlates of psychological symptoms in cardiac arrest (CA) survivors is a major
research priority. In this longitudinal survey study, we evaluated associations between …

Protective positive psychology factors and emotional distress after cardiac arrest

AM Presciutti, KL Flickinger, PJ Coppler, C Ratay… - Resuscitation, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There is a critical need to identify factors that can prevent emotional distress
post-cardiac arrest (CA). CA survivors have previously described benefitting from utilizing …

Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Exposure Therapy for PTSD After Cardiac Arrest: An Open Feasibility Trial

M Bergman, JC Markowitz, IM Kronish… - The Journal of …, 2023 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent after surviving sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA-induced PTSD is associated with increased mortality and …

Effects of a brief mindfulness induction on death-related anxiety

DM Schultz, RC Arnau - OMEGA-Journal of Death and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined effects of a mindfulness induction on proximal and distal defense
responses to mortality salience and negative affect. Three experimental conditions were …

Exploring how trait mindfulness relates to perceived stress and cardiovascular reactivity

DE Ede, FA Walter, JW Hughes - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2020 - Springer
Background Mindfulness interventions have been associated with less global perceived
stress as well as attenuated cardiovascular reactivity. The aim of the present study was to …

The more mindfulness practice, the more post-trauma stress symptoms? Trait mindfulness and PTSS during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Wang, J Chen, X Liu, X Lin, Y Sun, N Wang… - Current …, 2022 - Springer
Investigating the contributing factors of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) has always
been an important topic in the field of traumatic psychology research. The current study …

Mindfulness, anxiety symptoms, and quality of life in heart failure

K Rechenberg, L Cousin… - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background An estimated 6.5 million American adults live with heart failure (HF). Elevated
anxiety symptoms may worsen HF symptoms and contribute to decreases in overall quality …

Randomized trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction in cardiac patients eligible for cardiac rehabilitation

PS Nijjar, JE Connett, R Lindquist, R Brown, M Burt… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Currently, exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is the only recommended secondary
prevention strategy for cardiac patients that attempts to tackle stress and psychosocial …

Mindfulness dampens cardiac responses to motion scenes of violence

A Brzozowski, SM Gillespie, L Dixon, IJ Mitchell - Mindfulness, 2018 - Springer
Mindfulness is linked with improved regulatory processes of attention and emotion. The
potential benefits of mindfulness are vast, including more positive emotional states and …