2024
Smartband-based smoking detection and real-time brief mindfulness intervention: findings from a feasibility clinical trial
Horvath M, Pittman B, O’Malley S, Grutman A, Khan N, Gueorguieva R, Brewer J, Garrison K. Smartband-based smoking detection and real-time brief mindfulness intervention: findings from a feasibility clinical trial. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 56: 2352803. PMID: 38823419, PMCID: PMC11146247, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2352803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief mindfulness interventionsMindfulness exercisesTreatment startersMindfulness interventionSmoking interventionsOnline mindfulness trainingWhite non-HispanicMindfulness trainingTreatment fidelityFeasibility measuresHelpfulness ratingsNon-HispanicDaily smokersPredicting smokingReduce smokingExerciseSmokingCigarette smokingInterventionLow completenessAdherenceParticipantsSmartbandAcceptanceMindfulness
2023
A Network Investigation of Core Mindfulness Processes
Sala M, Aslan M, Gueorguieva R, Schupak M, Garrison K. A Network Investigation of Core Mindfulness Processes. Mindfulness 2023, 14: 992-1004. PMID: 38854675, PMCID: PMC11160965, DOI: 10.1007/s12671-023-02109-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMindfulness-based interventionsMindfulness processesFacet Mindfulness Questionnaire-Short FormDefinition of mindfulnessMindfulness trainingPsychological wellbeingQuestionnaire-Short FormMindfulnessItem levelFuture researchCore processesWordsCentral processesRandomized clinical trialsSmoking cessationSpecific processesMethodThis studyInterventionObjectivesMindfulnessEmotionsClinical trialsConclusionsFindingsWellbeingBeliefsLimited understanding
2021
Awareness, Affect, and Craving During Smoking Cessation: An Experience Sampling Study
Sala M, Roos CR, Brewer JA, Garrison KA. Awareness, Affect, and Craving During Smoking Cessation: An Experience Sampling Study. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 578-586. PMID: 34570534, PMCID: PMC8629854, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affectHigher positive affectExperience samplingMindfulness trainingPositive affectExperience Sampling StudyLower negative affectBetween-person levelKey psychological variablesMultilevel linear modelingLower smokingPsychological variablesSmoking cessationAffective statesPerson levelPerson's awarenessLower cravingAffectCessation researchLinear modelingSampling studyMindfulnessBehavior changeSmartphone appTraining
2013
The posterior cingulate cortex as a plausible mechanistic target of meditation: findings from neuroimaging
Brewer JA, Garrison KA. The posterior cingulate cortex as a plausible mechanistic target of meditation: findings from neuroimaging. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2013, 1307: 19-27. PMID: 24033438, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceKey brain regionsStudies of meditationPsychological modelsMeditation trainingNeurophenomenological studiesMindfulness trainingNeurobiological mechanismsPosterior cingulateBrain regionsMindfulnessMeditationTrainingNeurofeedbackCingulateFindingsPlausible targetMagnetic resonance