Pub Date : 2006-01-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210106289254
S. Siegel
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Pub Date : 2006-01-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210106289097
M. Kreitzer, Lixin Zhang, M. J. Trotter
Health professionals have jobs that are inherently stressful and most have had little opportunity or encouragement to focus on self-care. Over the past 10 years, professional development programs such as the “Courage to Teach” have been developed for teachers in primary and secondary schools. Reported outcomes include personal and professional growth, increased satisfaction and well-being, and renewed passion and commitment for teaching. Based on this model of transformational professional development, a program was developed for health professionals, the Inner Life Renewal Program. Four cohorts of health professionals have completed the program. This brief report provides descriptive information regarding the structure, format, and process of the program and evaluative data based on program evaluations and participant interviews. Outcomes reported by participants include an increase in self-awareness, improved listening skills and relationships with colleagues, and an increased ability to manage or cope with stress.
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Pub Date : 2006-01-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210106297217
Bruce W. Smith, Brian M. Shelley, Lisa Leahigh, B. Vanleit
The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of a modified mindfulness intervention for reducing binge eating. Participants (n = 25) were recruited from the general public for a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. The standard MBSR format was modified to include brief eating exercises. There was no control group. Participants completed the Binge Eating Scale and other self-report measures before and after the course. There was a decline in binge eating as well as state anxiety and depressive symptoms. Reduced binge eating was related to increased self-acceptance and reduced state anxiety. The results are discussed with regard to laying the foundation for future research on the effects of mindfulness on eating.
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Pub Date : 2006-01-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210106298620
S. Gaylord
This issue contains a special section devoted to research on mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness is a unique self-regulatory technique in which practitioners learn to attend to present-moment experience and to release fixation on thoughts of past and future (KabatZinn, 1990). Mindfulness practice within the context of an 8-week group-training program has been shown to reduce symptoms of stress and pain in a population of patients with chronic symptoms, and has been shown to be a powerful technique for ameliorating the symptoms of other complex functional disorders with significant psychosocial components, such as, fibromyalgia and depression (although research quality is uneven) (Astin, 1997; Brown & Ryan, 2003; Carson, Gil, & Burnett, 1999; Goldenberg et al., 1994; Grossman, Niemann, Schmidt, & Walach, 2004; Kabat-Zinn, 1982, 1990; Kabat-Zinn, Lipworth, & Burney, 1985; Kaplan, Goldenberg, & Galvin-Nadeau, 1993; Miller, Fletcher, & Kabat-Zinn, 1995; Shapiro, Schwartz, & Bonner, 1998; Speca, Carolson, Goodey, & Angen, 2000; Teasdale et al., 2000). Smith and colleagues, in this issue, add to the growing list of conditions for which mindfulness may be found useful, with an exploratory pilot study on the effects of a modified mindfulness intervention on binge eating. Two other articles in this issue explore the use of mindfulness for specific groups of health professionals. Schenström and colleagues have developed a mindfulness-based cognitive attitude-training program for health care personnel in an outpatient clinic, for the purpose of reducing the negative effects of stress. Berceli and Napoli have developed a unique mind-body program, which includes the practice of mindfulness, for ameliorating the effects of trauma, including vicarious trauma, on social workers and others who deal with traumatic situations. Another article in this issue adds to the growing body of research on the power of the mind in dealing successfully with lifestyle modifications: Tindle and colleagues describe a program on the use of guided imagery for smoking cessation. The article by Curtis and colleagues completes the issue with an excellent review of the use of acupuncture for birth preparation and delivery. We are especially delighted to be able to offer a personal and professional tribute to Rena Gordon, founding editor of Complementary Health Practice Review, written by her husband, Leonard Gordon. It is due to her foresight, energy, and passion for complementary, alternative, and integrative approaches to care that this journal exists today.
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Pub Date : 2006-01-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210106296773
H. Tindle, E. Barbeau, Roger B. Davis, D. Eisenberg, E. Park, R. Phillips, N. Rigotti
This pilot study describes a randomized controlled trial of an audio CD—based interactive guided imagery program for smoking cessation for adults versus a wait-listed control. Feasibility, process measures, and biochemically validated abstinence were assessed at end of treatment (6 weeks) and 12 weeks, as well as at 52 weeks for intervention participants. Fifty-nine percent of intervention participants attended four of six guided imagery sessions, and 94% found the technique helpful for smoking cessation. Intervention participants had greater readiness to quit (Readiness to Quit Ladder, 8.3 vs. 7.2, p < .05) and lower state anxiety (Spielberger Index, 32 vs. 38, p < .05) at end of treatment than the control group. Abstinence rates in the intervention versus control groups were 36% versus 18% (p = .43) at 6 weeks and 30% versus 12% (p = .40) at 12 weeks, respectively. At 1 year, 24% of intervention participants remained abstinent. A guided imagery program for smoking cessation was feasible, perceived to be helpful, improved intermediate measures, and resulted in a trend toward smoking cessation.
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Pub Date : 2005-10-01DOI: 10.1177/153321010501000307
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Pub Date : 2005-10-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210105283386
N. Humpel, Sandra C. Jones
The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test a comprehensive measurement tool to quantify all aspects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer survivors. Data are from 81 cancer patients and survivors with a mean age of 62 years and 77.2% women. CAMwas used by 63% of the sample. The most common CAM was regular exercise (50%), meditation (48.5%), and fresh fruit and vegetable juices (38.8%). The main motivations for using CAM were to boost the immune system and enhance quality of life. More than 65% had told a doctor they were using CAM. Reported benefits included feeling better, having more energy, and providing a distraction. The main sources of information were support groups (61.5%), books (50%), and friends (45.3%). Few participants used CAM to cure the cancer, and they had realistic expectations about benefits they may receive from using CAM. Further studies are needed with larger sample sizes to confirm whether findings can be generalized to the broader population of cancer patients and survivors.
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Pub Date : 2005-10-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210105285516
G. Batson, J. Deutsch
The Feldenkrais Method is a complementary approach to motor learning that purports to induce change in chronic motor behaviors. This preliminary study describes the effects of a Feldenkrais program on balance and quality of life in individuals with chronic neurological deficits following stroke. Two male (48 and 53 years old) and 2 female participants (61 and 62 years old), 1 to 2.5 years poststroke, participated as a group in a 6-week Feldenkrais program. Pretest and posttest evaluations of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), and the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) were administered. Data were analyzed using aWilcoxon signed-rank test. DGI and BBS scores improved an average of 55.2% (p=.033) and 11% (p=.034), respectively. SIS percentage recovery improved 35%. Findings suggest that gains in functional mobility are possible for individuals with chronic stroke using Feldenkrais movement therapy in a group setting.
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Pub Date : 2005-10-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210105285969
S. Gaylord
This eminently practical resource targets mainstream health professionals at a time when complementary and alternative therapies and services are increasingly being utilized in the United States and other Western countries, often in addition to, rather than instead of, conventional health care. The book is designed to introduce conventional practitioners, particularly physicians, to an integrative approach to healing and to familiarize them with the range of therapeutic options available for integration. The book is well organized into 10 major sections: expanding the continuum of care, clinical nutrition, exercise and fitness, mind-body medicine, self-care, therapeutic massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, herbal therapy, and models of integrative medicine. Within these sections, 70 chapters written by 63 contributors who are experts in various aspects of complementary and integrative care present a range of perspectives and topics useful to the practicing health professional. The first section, “Expanding the Continuum of Care,” presents both a rationale for integrating complementary and alternative approaches into conventional practice, as well as a philosophical perspective on a holistic, integrative approach to care. Such an approach emphasizes prevention as well as low-cost, low-tech therapeutic strategies. This section also contains a “how-to” on phasing in integrative practice, steps to a viable therapeutic business, and creating a virtual group integrative practice. The sections that follow describe elements of integrative practice, with emphasis on their utilization within a framework that promotes preventive care, self-care, and the empowered, motivated patient. Emphasis is on those therapies for which there is research evidence of efficacy and effectiveness. For many sections, resources are provided for further information. Many of the topics are focused on preventive strategies that are now relatively well accepted in mainstream medicine, although often underutilized in current practice. For example, there are excellent chapters on nutritional assessment, medically supervised exercise, and group support. Other topics are likely to be new to most conventionally trained practitioners. For example, the nutrition section introduces the concept and practices of functional medicine as well as novel and unconventional testing procedures for nutritional and digestive status. The section on mind-body medicine includes chapters on the role and application of group therapy, biofeedback, Heartmath, health coaching, imagery, hypnosis, and spiritual counseling. Surprisingly, mindfulness meditation is not included in this section, although it is discussed in the following section on self-care, along with relaxation and breathing exercises. These therapies are perhaps grouped together because they are particularly well suited to be implemented as part of a self-care regimen.
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Pub Date : 2005-10-01DOI: 10.1177/1533210105284044
L. Chlan, Linda L. Halcón, M. Kreitzer, B. Leonard
Efforts are under way in many nursing education programs across the United States to incorporate content into curricula on complementary/alternative therapies (CAT). Many of these efforts focus on didactic presentation of content. There is an absence of nursing programs that provide students with opportunities to actually experience and practice CAT skills; little is known about how these hands-on learning experiences affect confidence in applying selected CAT skills in beginning nursing practice. This article highlights efforts at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing to integrate practice and experience in selected CAT skills (music, hand massage, imagery, breathing/ mindfulness, reflexology) into an existing senior undergraduate clinical skills laboratory course. Students (n= 86) who participated in the class reported significant increases in their confidence levels after the experiential sessions for all of the CAT skills practiced. Directions for future curriculum integration efforts are discussed as well as opportunities for expansion of CAT skills experiences.
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