Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction in Women with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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This randomized clinical trial evaluates the feasibility and cardiometabolic effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in women with overweight or obesity. The study compares an eight-week MBSR program against health education, measuring outcomes such as mindfulness levels, perceived stress, fasting glucose, and blood pressure over a 16-week follow-up period. Results indicate that MBSR significantly improved mindfulness and reduced perceived stress compared to the control group, alongside significant reductions in fasting glucose levels within the MBSR group. The authors conclude that while MBSR shows promise for stress reduction and glucose management, further long-term studies are needed to establish its efficacy in obesity management.

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f591143717b14f20
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OpenAlex
Author
Nazia Raja‐Khan (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center), Katrina Agito (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center), Julie Shah (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center), Christy Stetter (Pennsylvania State University), Theresa S. Gustafson (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center), Holly Socolow (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center), Allen R. Kunselman (Pennsylvania State University), Diane Reibel (Thomas Jefferson University), Richard S. Legro (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center)
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2017-07-07
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hybrid
DOI
10.1002/oby.21910
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@article{allodium:f591143717b14f20,
  title = {Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction in Women with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial},
  author = {Nazia Raja‐Khan and Katrina Agito and Julie Shah and Christy Stetter and Theresa S. Gustafson and Holly Socolow and Allen R. Kunselman and Diane Reibel and Richard S. Legro},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {OpenAlex},
  doi = {10.1002/oby.21910},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21910}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction in Women with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial
AU  - Raja‐Khan, Nazia
AU  - Agito, Katrina
AU  - Shah, Julie
AU  - Stetter, Christy
AU  - Gustafson, Theresa S.
AU  - Socolow, Holly
AU  - Kunselman, Allen R.
AU  - Reibel, Diane
AU  - Legro, Richard S.
PY  - 2017
PB  - OpenAlex
DO  - 10.1002/oby.21910
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21910
ER  -

APA

Raja‐Khan, N., Agito, K., Shah, J., Stetter, C., Gustafson, T. S., Socolow, H., Kunselman, A. R., Reibel, D., & Legro, R. S. (2017). Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction in Women with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21910

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