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West NT, Harmon BE, Rawlett KE, Short SJ, Spanier AJ, Mathews S, Kimble K, McGehee C, Ratliff ML, Puett RC. Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study. Chronic Illn 2024; 20:159-172. [PMID: 37077138 DOI: 10.1177/17423953231170401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Explore the lived experience of individuals managing and/or caregiving for someone with a chronic disease and their perceptions of developing a mindfulness program for stress reduction. METHODS Sixteen participants with chronic disease and/or caregivers participated. Participants completed eligibility screening, demographic questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews (30-60 min each) online or by phone. Interviews (n = 16) were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis and NVivo® 12. Survey data were analyzed using SPSS® 28. RESULTS Four themes emerged: (a) Chronic disease management and stress-perspectives on life's stressors; (b) Stress reduction techniques/perceptions of mindfulness-knowledge and implementation of stress reduction practices and familiarity with mindfulness; (c) Mindfulness program acceptability, barriers, and facilitators-interest, barriers, and facilitators to attending; (d) Mindfulness program structure-logistics to increase access and appeal to diverse audiences. DISCUSSION Mindfulness has the potential for addressing the complexities of stress associated with disease management. Targeting mindfulness programs for populations with chronic disease management and caregiving responsibilities should include: Consideration of group formats with participation limited to this population, structuring programs to overcome barriers (i.e., culturally appropriate location), and equipping members of the community being served as instructors to ensure culturally relevant instruction.
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- Nathan T West
- Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management, Beaver College of Health Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Athletics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Lee CT, Harty S, Adegoke A, Palacios J, Gillan CM, Richards D. The Effectiveness of Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions for Comorbid Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Long-Term Conditions: A Real-World Naturalistic Observational Study in IAPT Integrated Care. Int J Behav Med 2023:10.1007/s12529-023-10215-9. [PMID: 37697142 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-023-10215-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Low-intensity psychological interventions may be a cost-effective, accessible solution for treating depression and anxiety in patients with long-term conditions, but evidence from real-world service settings is lacking. This study examined the effectiveness of low-intensity psychological interventions provided in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme in England for patients with and without long-term conditions. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients (total N = 21,051, long-term conditions n = 4024) enrolled in three low-intensity psychological interventions, i.e. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT), guided self-help (GSH), and psychoeducational group therapy (PGT) within a Talking Therapies service from 2016 to 2020. Primary outcomes included pre-post-treatment changes in depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and anxiety (Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7). RESULTS Overall, both cohorts significantly improved on all outcomes post-treatment, with large effect sizes. Patients with long-term conditions experienced a greater reduction in depression while those without experienced a greater reduction in anxiety, but these differences were marginal (< 1 score difference on both measures). No difference between the cohorts was shown when comparing the differential effectiveness across interventions, but those engaging in iCBT showed greater reduction in depression and anxiety than those in GSH and PGT, while those in GSH improved more than PGT. CONCLUSIONS Low-intensity psychological interventions, particularly iCBT, were effective in treating depression and anxiety in patients with long-term conditions in a real-world service setting. Our large-scale study supports the continued and increased implementation of low-intensity psychological interventions for this subpopulation via integrated care.
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- Chi Tak Lee
- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- SilverCloud Science, SilverCloud Health, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- SilverCloud Science, SilverCloud Health, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- SilverCloud Science, SilverCloud Health, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- SilverCloud Science, SilverCloud Health, Dublin, Ireland
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Yoo-Jeong M, Alvarez G, Khawly G, Voss J, Wang T, Barroso J, Schnall R. A Systematic Review of Self-Management Interventions Conducted Across Global Settings for Depressive Symptoms in Persons with HIV. AIDS Behav 2022; 27:1486-1501. [PMID: 36520336 PMCID: PMC9753016 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03945-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Depressive symptoms can affect health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH) including adherence to treatment and disease prognosis. Self-management interventions targeting depressive symptoms have been effective in preventing these negative sequelae of depressive symptoms. The processes of self-management include learning skills related to living with the illness needs, accessing resources to manage the illness, and coping with the illness. A systematic literature review was conducted to appraise and synthesize the current evidence of self-management interventions targeting depressive symptoms in PLWH. Following the PRISMA guidelines, an electronic search of 4 databases was conducted. Original studies written in English that used a randomized controlled trial design to test the effect of self-management intervention on depressive symptoms were included. Studies were selected that were published on/before April 19, 2022, thus yielding 13 relevant articles. Risk of bias was assessed using the NIH Quality Assessment Tool for Controlled Intervention Studies and narrative synthesis was used to synthesize the results. 40 to 755 participants were included in the studies, with each using various measures to assess depressive symptoms pre-and post-intervention, and timepoints for assessing depressive symptoms post-intervention varied. While 12 studies showed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms post-intervention, only 4 studies that used individual coaching or technology showed lower depressive symptoms in intervention groups in comparison to the control groups. This review can be used to inform scale-up and dissemination of these interventions to improve depressive symptoms in PLWH.
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McGrath T, Baskerville R, Rogero M, Castell L. Emerging Evidence for the Widespread Role of Glutamatergic Dysfunction in Neuropsychiatric Diseases. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14050917. [PMID: 35267893 PMCID: PMC8912368 DOI: 10.3390/nu14050917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The monoamine model of depression has long formed the basis of drug development but fails to explain treatment resistance or associations with stress or inflammation. Recent animal research, clinical trials of ketamine (a glutamate receptor antagonist), neuroimaging research, and microbiome studies provide increasing evidence of glutamatergic dysfunction in depression and other disorders. Glutamatergic involvement across diverse neuropathologies including psychoses, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative conditions, and brain injury forms the rationale for this review. Glutamate is the brain's principal excitatory neurotransmitter (NT), a metabolic and synthesis substrate, and an immune mediator. These overlapping roles and multiple glutamate NT receptor types complicate research into glutamate neurotransmission. The glutamate microcircuit comprises excitatory glutamatergic neurons, astrocytes controlling synaptic space levels, through glutamate reuptake, and inhibitory GABA interneurons. Astroglia generate and respond to inflammatory mediators. Glutamatergic microcircuits also act at the brain/body interface via the microbiome, kynurenine pathway, and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Disruption of excitatory/inhibitory homeostasis causing neuro-excitotoxicity, with neuronal impairment, causes depression and cognition symptoms via limbic and prefrontal regions, respectively. Persistent dysfunction reduces neuronal plasticity and growth causing neuronal death and tissue atrophy in neurodegenerative diseases. A conceptual overview of brain glutamatergic activity and peripheral interfacing is presented, including the common mechanisms that diverse diseases share when glutamate homeostasis is disrupted.
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- Thomas McGrath
- Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HG, UK; (T.M.); (L.C.)
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
- Correspondence:
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- School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 01246-904, Brazil;
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- Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HG, UK; (T.M.); (L.C.)
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