Can mindfulness help to alleviate loneliness? A systematic review and meta-analysis

SL Teoh, V Letchumanan, LH Lee - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) has been proposed to alleviate loneliness
and improve social connectedness. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been …

The effects of meditation on individuals facing loneliness: a scoping review

GK Saini, SB Haseeb, Z Taghi-Zada, JY Ng - BMC psychology, 2021 - Springer
Background Meditation is defined as a mind and body practice focused on interactions
between the brain, mind, body, and behaviour, containing four key elements: a quiet location …

The influence of meditative interventions on immune functioning: A meta-analysis

DL Oyler, JM Hulett, SD Pratscher… - Mindfulness, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Meditative practices have grown in popularity, but the results of meditative
intervention studies on immune functioning have been inconsistent. Although prior reviews …

Changes induced by mind–body intervention including epigenetic marks and its effects on diabetes

HJ Yang, E Koh, MK Sung, H Kang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Studies have evidenced that epigenetic marks associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) can be
inherited from parents or acquired through fetal and early-life events, as well as through …

[HTML][HTML] Meditation and its mental and physical health benefits in 2023

A Jamil, SD Gutlapalli, M Ali, MJP Oble, SN Sonia… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This article discusses the power of meditation and how beneficial it is for the body. Magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) has shown many positive brain changes and improved several …

[HTML][HTML] A potential association of meditation with menopausal symptoms and blood chemistry in healthy women: A pilot cross-sectional study

MK Sung, US Lee, NH Ha, E Koh, HJ Yang - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Owing to hormonal changes, women experience various psychophysiological alterations
over a wide age range, which may result in decreased quality of life as well as in increased …

Practical strategies for identifying and managing burnout in plastic surgeons

PJF Santos, GRD Evans - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Physician burnout is a well-known problem and widespread issue in the field of
medicine. Recently, more attention has been given to the significance of burnout among …

Cortical and autonomic responses during staged Taoist meditation: Two distinct meditation strategies

M Volodina, N Smetanin, M Lebedev, A Ossadtchi - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Meditation is a consciousness state associated with specific physiological and neural
correlates. Numerous investigations of these correlates reported controversial results which …

The promising role of Transcendental Meditation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases: A systematic review

MK Khanal, L Karimi, P Saunders… - Obesity …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Psychological distress has a demonstrable impact on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and
risk factors. Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been shown to reduce stress and improve …

[PDF][PDF] Can mindfulness help to alleviate loneliness

SL Teoh, V Letchumanan, LH Lee - A systematic review and meta …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) has been proposed to alleviate loneliness
and improve social connectedness. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been …