A digital mindfulness intervention improves sleep efficiency and heart rate variability in healthy adults
Overview
This randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of a 10-day app-based mindfulness intervention on sleep and stress metrics in healthy adults. The study reports improvements in sleep efficiency, total sleep duration, and heart rate variability among participants using the ŌURA app compared to a waitlist control group. The resource is primarily intended for researchers or clinicians interested in digital health interventions and biobehavioral outcomes.
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- PubMed Central
- Author
- Ulrich Kirk (University of Southern Denmark), Cirkeline Nellemann Hovgaard (University of Southern Denmark), Marino Theodor Larsen Persiani (University of Southern Denmark), Marco Romagnoli (Universitat de València), Walter Staiano (Universitat de València)
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- OA status
- gold
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-026-44902-w
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@article{allodium:d584d368a61f476c,
title = {A digital mindfulness intervention improves sleep efficiency and heart rate variability in healthy adults},
author = {Ulrich Kirk and Cirkeline Nellemann Hovgaard and Marino Theodor Larsen Persiani and Marco Romagnoli and Walter Staiano},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-44902-w},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44902-w}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A digital mindfulness intervention improves sleep efficiency and heart rate variability in healthy adults AU - Kirk, Ulrich AU - Hovgaard, Cirkeline Nellemann AU - Persiani, Marino Theodor Larsen AU - Romagnoli, Marco AU - Staiano, Walter PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1038/s41598-026-44902-w UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44902-w ER -
APA
Kirk, U., Hovgaard, C. N., Persiani, M. T. L., Romagnoli, M., & Staiano, W. (2026). A digital mindfulness intervention improves sleep efficiency and heart rate variability in healthy adults. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44902-w
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