Evaluation of an Advanced Mindfulness Program Following a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for Participants Suffering from Mental Fatigue After Acquired Brain Injury

Johansson, Birgitta; Bjuhr, Helena; Rönnbäck, Lars

doi:10.1007/s12671-013-0249-z

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“…It is also worth commenting that the task required prolonged focus and sustained attention with instructions building on each other gradually increasing in difficulty. Amongst other factors, mindfulness-meditation has been considered helpful for reducing mental fatigue (Kaplan, 2001), with evidence of reduced cognitive fatigue after mindfulness practice (Johansson, Bjuhr, & Rönnbäck, 2015). Therefore, performance deterioration due to fatigue may have impacted controls more than meditators and may have influenced the results of the study.…”

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Mindfulness meditation alters neural activity underpinning working memory during tactile distraction

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Freedman²,

Raj

et al. 2019

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Evidence suggests that mindfulness meditation (MM) improves selective attention and reduces distractibility by enhancing top-down neural modulation. Altered P300 and alpha neural activity from MM have been identified and may reflect the neural changes that underpin these improvements. Given the proposed role of alpha activity in supressing processing of task-irrelevant information, it is theorised that altered alpha activity may underlie increased availability of neural resources in meditators. The present study investigated attentional function in meditators using a cross-modal study design, examining the P300 during working memory (WM) and alpha activity during concurrent distracting tactile stimuli. Thirty-three meditators and 27 healthy controls participated in the study. Meditators showed a more frontal distribution of P300 neural activity following WM stimuli (p = 0.005, η² = 0.060) and more modulation of alpha activity at parietal-occipital regions between single (tactile stimulation only) and dual task demands (tactile stimulation plus WM task) (p < 0.001, η² = 0.065). Additionally, meditators performed more accurately than controls (p = 0.038, η² = 0.067). The altered distribution of neural activity concurrent with improved WM performance suggests greater attentional resources dedicated to task related functions such as WM in meditators. Thus, meditation-related neural changes are likely multi-faceted involving both altered distribution and also amplitudes of brain activity, enhancing attentional processes depending on task requirements.

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Mindfulness meditation alters neural activity underpinning working memory during tactile distraction

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Freedman²,

Raj

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“…MBCT is a derivative that places greater emphasis on cognitive techniques and was designed with recurrent depression in mind. There is also growing evidence of the use of mindfulness-based interventions in neurological populations to enhance wellbeing and quality of life in individuals with MS (Senders, Bourdette, Hanes, Yadav, & Shinto, 2014) and brain injury (Azulay, Smart, Mott, & Cicerone, 2013; Bédard et al, 2003; 2005); reduce depressive symptoms in MS (Grossman et al, 2010); improve fatigue in stroke (Johansson, Bjuhr, & Rönnbäck, 2012) and ABI (Johansson, Bjuhr, & Rönnbäck, 2013); improve symptom management in MS (Mills & Allen, 2000); and to address cognitive deficits (McHugh & Wood, 2013).…”

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Third-Wave Therapies for Long-Term Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review to Evaluate the Status and Quality of Evidence

2019

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Background: Adults with long-term neurological conditions can face complex challenges including anxiety and depression. Emerging research suggests the utility of third-wave approaches (the third development of psychotherapies) in working transdiagnostically with these difficulties.Aims: This systematic review sought to summarise and appraise the quality of published empirical studies using third-wave therapies such as Compassion Focused Therapy; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.Method: Review procedures followed PRISMA guidelines, with 437 abstracts screened, 24 full-text articles retrieved and 19 studies found to meet inclusion criteria. Six out of seven randomised studies had unclear or high risk of bias, whilst the majority of non-randomised studies were considered moderate quality.Results: Overall, studies reported a statistically significant reduction in emotional distress. Of the 13 studies that used model-specific process measures, 10 found statistically significant improvements in transdiagnostic factors.Discussion: The findings indicate that third-wave therapies show promise in addressing transdiagnostic difficulties within neurological conditions. A number of methodological and conceptual issues for the included studies were highlighted during the quality appraisal process. Clinical implications include consideration of intervention length and use of outcome measures. Research implications are discussed by considering the progressive stages of development for behavioural treatments.

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“…To ensure impartiality, the original paper design of the questionnaire has been utilized for the mobile variation employed, including the visual design of the questions, the sequencing of questions, and numbering of the scale. Its validity has previously been assessed alongside a series of neuropsychological tests [10]. Consequently, it was chosen for adoption in the smartphone application discussed herein, together with three different cognitive tests: (1) the Spatial Span Task from WAIS; (2) the PVT; (3) Serial Addition/Subtraction Task.…”

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From Paper to Play - Design and Validation of a Smartphone Based Cognitive Fatigue Assessment Application

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Galway

et al. 2016

Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence

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This paper investigates the user experience design of a smartphone application for the objective assessment of cognitive fatigue. This is as an alternative to using an established paper questionnaire that offers subjective selfassessment. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, challenges relating to the usability and the efficacy of the smartphone assessment tool were explored. Furthermore, to enable validation of the proposed new approach, challenges relating to how best to deliver the traditionally paper-based questionnaire on a smartphone display, while retaining the validity of the measure it affords, had to be addressed. Results show that the smartphone based cognitive testing methods was comparable to outcomes from the pre validated mobile based Mental Fatigue Scale. Participant feedback showed that the smartphone-based approach offered a more acceptable and engaging user experience, while retaining the ability to accurately measure cognitive fatigue.

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Evaluation of an Advanced Mindfulness Program Following a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for Participants Suffering from Mental Fatigue After Acquired Brain Injury

Cited by 29 publications

References 29 publications

Mindfulness meditation alters neural activity underpinning working memory during tactile distraction

Mindfulness meditation alters neural activity underpinning working memory during tactile distraction

Third-Wave Therapies for Long-Term Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review to Evaluate the Status and Quality of Evidence

From Paper to Play - Design and Validation of a Smartphone Based Cognitive Fatigue Assessment Application

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