Observational studyPloS one2021
Is a meditation retreat the better vacation? effect of retreats and vacations on fatigue, emotional well-being, and acting with awareness.
Observational study in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07738653 (Changes in Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters After a 5-Day Mindfulness Retreat), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Changes in Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters After a 5-Day Mindfulness Retreat: A Pre-Post Pilot Study in Experienced Meditators
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Fatigue as a Cause of Professional Dissatisfaction Among Chinese Nurses in Intensive Care Unit During COVID-19 Pandemic.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
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- A Two-Week Vacation in the Tropics and Psychological Well-Being-An Observational Follow-Up Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Short Term Effects of Inner Engineering Completion Online Program on Stress and Well-Being Measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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4 authors.
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Abstract
It is well established that leisure vacations markedly improve well-being, but that these effects are only of short duration. The present study aimed to investigate whether vacation effects would be more lasting if individuals practiced meditation during the leisure episode. Meditation is known to improve well-being durably, among others, by enhancing the mental faculty of mindfulness. In this aim, leisure vacations during which individuals practiced meditation to some extent were compared with holidays not including any formal meditation practice as well as with meditation retreats (characterized by intense meditation practice) utilizing a naturalistic observational design. Fatigue, well-being, and mindfulness were assessed ten days before, ten days after, and ten weeks after the stays in a sample of 120 individuals accustomed to meditation practices. To account for differences in the experience of these stays, recovery experiences were additionally assessed. Ten days after the stay, there were no differences except for an increase in mindfulness for those practicing meditation. Ten weeks after the stay, meditation retreats and vacations including meditation were associated with greater increases in mindfulness, lower levels of fatigue, and higher levels of well-being than an "ordinary" vacation during which meditation was not practiced. The finding suggests that the inclusion of meditation practice during vacation could help alleviate vacations' greatest pitfall, namely the rapid decline of its positive effects.
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