Enhanced psychosocial well-being following participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program is associated with increased natural killer cell activity.
Enhanced psychosocial well-being following participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program is associated with increased natural killer cell activity.
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10.1089/acm.2009.0018
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2010-05
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Douglas SD
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Fang CY;Reibel DK;Longacre ML;Rosenzweig S;Campbell DE;Douglas SD
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs have consistently been shown to enhance the psychosocial well-being of participants. Given the well-established association between psychosocial factors and immunologic functioning, it has been hypothesized that enhanced psychosocial well-being among MBSR participants would be associated with corresponding changes in markers of immune activity. To examine changes in psychosocial and immunologic measures in a heterogeneous patient sample following participation in a MBSR program. A single-group, pre-test post-test design was utilized. The intervention was conducted at an academic health center. This pilot study involved twenty-four participants (aged 28–72 years). Inclusion criteria were: ≥18 years of age, English-speaking, no known autoimmune disorder. The intervention was an 8-week MBSR program. Distress and quality of life (QOL) measures included the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 and the Medical Outcomes Survey (MOS) Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), respectively. Immunologic measures included natural killer (NK) cell cytolytic activity and C-reactive protein (CRP). Patients completed psychosocial assessments and provided a blood sample at baseline (pre-MBSR) and within 2 weeks post-MBSR. Significant improvements in anxiety and overall distress as well as across multiple domains of QOL were observed from baseline to post-MBSR. Reductions in anxiety and overall distress were associated with reductions in CRP. Patients who reported improvement in overall mental well-being also showed increased NK cytolytic activity from pre- to post-MBSR, whereas patients who reported no improvement in mental well-being showed no change in NK cytolytic activity. Positive improvement in psychological well-being following MBSR was associated with increased NK cytolytic activity and decreased levels of CRP.
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