Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Change in Health-Related Behaviors:

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine

ElenaSalmoirago-Blotcher¹ 

关键词: mindfulness;    mindfulness-based stress reduction;    health behaviors;    smoking;    dietary;    sleep;    physical activity;    drinking;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2156587213488600

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

How best to support change in health-related behaviors is an important public health challenge. The role of mindfulness training in this process has received limited attention. We sought to explore whether mindfulness training is associated with changes in health-related behaviors. The Health Behaviors Questionnaire was used to obtain self-reported data on dietary behaviors, drinking, smoking, physical activity, and sleep quality before and after attendance at an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. T-tests for paired data and χ2 tests were used to compare pre–post intervention means and proportions of relevant variables with P = .05 as level of significance. Participants (n = 174; mean age 47 years, range 19-68; 61% female) reported significant improvements in dietary behaviors and sleep quality. Partial changes were seen in physical activity but no changes in smoking and drinking habits. In conclusion, mindfulness training promotes favorable changes in selected health-related behaviors deserving further study through randomized controlled trials.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC