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Positive Associations of Dispositional Mindfulness with Cardiovascular Health: the New England Family Study 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Loucks, E. B.,Britton, W. B.,Howe, C. J.,Eaton, C. B.,Buka, S. L.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Springer Science + Business Media
  • 출판년도2015
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
  • 발행사항Vol.22No.4[2015]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1070-5503
  • 소개/요약Background Mindfulness (the ability to attend nonjudgmentally to one’s own physical and mental processes) is receiving substantial interest as a potential determinant of health. However, little is known whether mindfulness is associated with cardiovascular health. Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate whether dispositional mindfulness is associated with cardiovascular health. Method Study participants (n = 382) were from the New England Family Study, born in Providence, RI, USA, with mean age 47 years. Dispositional mindfulness was assessed using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Cardiovascular health was assessed based on American Heart Association criteria. Cross-sectional multivariable-adjusted log binomial regression analyses were performed. Results Analyses demonstrated that those with high vs. low MAAS had prevalence ratio (PR) for good cardiovascular health of 1.83 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.07, 3.13), adjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. There were significant associations of high vs. low mindfulness with nonsmoking (PR = 1.37, 95 % CI 1.06, 1.76), body mass index