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Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction: Experience with a Bilingual Inner-City Program

ROTH, BETH, CREASER, TRACY·1997·The Nurse Practitioner

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This article describes a bilingual mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program in an inner-city setting. Mindfulness meditation is defined, and the practices of breathing meditation, eating meditation, walking meditation, and mindful yoga are described. Data analysis examined compliance, medical and psychologic symptom reduction, and changes in self-esteem, of English- and Spanish-speaking patients who completed the 8-week Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program at the Community Health Center in Meriden, Conn. Statistically significant decreases in medical and psychologic symptoms and improvement in self-esteem were found. Many program completers reported dramatic changes in attitudes, beliefs, habits, and behaviors. Despite the limitations of the research design, these findings suggest that a mindfulness meditation course can be an effective health care intervention when utilized by English- and Spanish-speaking patients in an inner-city community health center. The article includes a discussion of factors to be considered when establishing a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program in a health care setting.

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  • Many therapeutic approaches use mindfulness techniques, and evidence of their benefits is growing.

    “Many therapeutic orientations, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) (23) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for depression (MBCT) (24), use mindfulness techniques and practices, leading to growing evidence of its benefits (24–30).”

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Authors
ROTH, B., & CREASER, T.
Affiliations
Community Health Center (US)
Venue
The Nurse Practitioner
Published
1997-03
Volume
22
Issue
3
Pages
150???178
ISSN
0361-1817 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1978821210
Cited by
90
References
0
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
FWCI
2.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Nurse Practitioner (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Keywords
mindfulness meditation, stress reduction, bilingual health education, Spanish-speaking patients, breathing meditation, walking meditation, mindful yoga, self-esteem, symptom relief, program adherence, health interventions
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Breathing Exercises, Connecticut, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Primary Health Care, Stress, Psychological, Translating, Yoga, Program Evaluation, Urban Health Services, Meditation

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