ArticleMindfulness2019
Insurance-Reimbursable Mindfulness for Safety-Net Primary Care Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Mindfulness, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04268355 (MINDFUL-PC for Portuguese Speakers Pilot #2 Study 2020), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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MINDFUL-PC for Portuguese Speakers Pilot #2 Study 2020 (Integrating Mindfulness Into the Patient-Centered Medical Home)
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analysis of the effects of mindfulness meditation training on self-reported interoception.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Mindfulness Training vs Recovery Support for Opioid Use, Craving, and Anxiety During Buprenorphine Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Change starts with the body: Interoceptive appreciation mediates the effect of mindfulness training on behavior change - an effect moderated by depression severity.Psychiatry research · 2024Trial
- Effects of live-online, group mindfulness training on opioid use and anxiety during buprenorphine treatment: A comparative effectiveness RCT.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Trial
- Impact of warm mindfulness on emotion regulation: A randomized controlled effectiveness trial.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2023Trial
- Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors' Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Mindfulness Training Enhances Self-Regulation and Facilitates Health Behavior Change for Primary Care Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Trial
- Minding the Body: A Meta-analysis of the Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Training on Self-reported Interoception.Research square · 2025Article
- Neural regulation of pain anticipation is associated with mindful behavior change in patients with anxiety or depression: A pilot study.Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging · 2025Article
- Remotely delivered mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for spontaneous coronary artery dissection survivors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- The Power of Thought: The Role of Psychological Attentiveness and Emotional Support in Patient Trajectories.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2024Review
- Integrating choice points into mindfulness training for the dissociative subtype of PTSD: A case report.Psychiatry research case reports · 2024Article
- Effects of a trauma-informed mindful recovery program on comorbid pain, anxiety, and substance use during primary care buprenorphine treatment: A proof-of-concept study.The American journal on addictions · 2023Article
- Increased insula response to interoceptive attention following mindfulness training is associated with increased body trusting among patients with depression.Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging · 2022Article
- Meditative and Mindfulness-Focused Interventions in Neurology: Principles, Science, and Patient Selection.Seminars in neurology · 2022Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of mindful recovery opioid use care continuum (M-ROCC): A concurrent mixed methods study.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Article
- Mindfulness Training for Primary Care for Portuguese-Speaking Immigrants: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Mindfulness and Behavior Change.Harvard review of psychiatryReview
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesMindfulness is effective for reducing anxiety and depression and increasing chronic disease self-management. An accessible, insurance-reimbursable model for implementation in patient-centered medical homes within US healthcare systems has promise for patients with multi-morbid conditions. Clarifying both the dose needed to impact anxiety, depression and self-management, and the design requirements for accessible primary care implementation, is essential.
methodsWe tested feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Primary Care (MTPC), an 8-week, referral-based, insurance-reimbursable mindfulness program integrated within primary care, compared with a Low-Dose Comparator (LDC), consisting of a 60-minute mindfulness introduction plus referral to community and digital resources. Outcome measures were assessed at baseline and 8 weeks. MTPC is trauma-informed, incorporates mindfulness-oriented behavior change skills, and is designed to target anxiety, depression, stress, and chronic illness selfmanagement. Participants schedule a PCP visit to co-create a self-management action plan during week 6.
resultsPrimary care providers (PCP) referred 344 patients over 14 months. Eighty-one participants with DSM-V anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, trauma- and stress-related disorders participated in this pilot randomized-controlled comparative effectiveness trial [MTPC (n=54); LDC (n=27)]. These data suggest that MTPC was more effective than LDC for reducing anxiety (
conclusionsMTPC was successfully integrated into a health system, was billed to insurance, and was acceptable to a diverse primary care population. Replication with a larger study and further accessibility adaptations are needed to confirm and expand these pilot results.
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