Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populations
Background: This study examined changes in spirituality and psychosocial outcomes among African American and rural adults participating in a culturally-adapted mind-body intervention. Methods: African American (n = 22) and rural (n = 38) adults in Harmony & Health attended mind-body sessions...
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| author | Nishat Bhuiyan Lorna H. McNeill Melissa Bopp Danielle Symons Downs Scherezade K. Mama |
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| description | Background: This study examined changes in spirituality and psychosocial outcomes among African American and rural adults participating in a culturally-adapted mind-body intervention. Methods: African American (n = 22) and rural (n = 38) adults in Harmony & Health attended mind-body sessions twice a week for eight weeks and completed questionnaires on spirituality and psychosocial distress at baseline and post-intervention. Linear regression and repeated measures analyses were used to examine associations between intervention attendance and spirituality. Results: Attendance was significantly associated with increased spirituality (β=0.168, p = 013). Repeated measures analyses revealed a significant three-way interaction between attendance, spirituality, and study site (F(9,31)=2.891, p = 013). Urban African American participants who attended ≥75% of sessions reported greater increases in spirituality. Conclusion: Findings suggest that mind-body practices may foster spirituality in urban African American adults. Additional adaptations are needed to strengthen spirituality in rural residents and to improve psychosocial health and wellbeing in this underserved population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47592676bc71491caa854fd2d8811a5e2025-08-20T03:36:46ZengElsevierIntegrative Medicine Research2213-42202022-03-0111110075510.1016/j.imr.2021.100755Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populationsNishat Bhuiyan0Lorna H. McNeill1Melissa Bopp2Danielle Symons Downs3Scherezade K. Mama4College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, United StatesDepartment of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United StatesDepartment of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United StatesDepartment of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesDepartment of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler St., Unit 1440, Houston, TX 77030, United States.Background: This study examined changes in spirituality and psychosocial outcomes among African American and rural adults participating in a culturally-adapted mind-body intervention. Methods: African American (n = 22) and rural (n = 38) adults in Harmony & Health attended mind-body sessions twice a week for eight weeks and completed questionnaires on spirituality and psychosocial distress at baseline and post-intervention. Linear regression and repeated measures analyses were used to examine associations between intervention attendance and spirituality. Results: Attendance was significantly associated with increased spirituality (β=0.168, p = 013). Repeated measures analyses revealed a significant three-way interaction between attendance, spirituality, and study site (F(9,31)=2.891, p = 013). Urban African American participants who attended ≥75% of sessions reported greater increases in spirituality. Conclusion: Findings suggest that mind-body practices may foster spirituality in urban African American adults. Additional adaptations are needed to strengthen spirituality in rural residents and to improve psychosocial health and wellbeing in this underserved population.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422021000421SpiritualityMind-body therapiesPsychological distressAfrican AmericansRural health |
| spellingShingle | Nishat Bhuiyan Lorna H. McNeill Melissa Bopp Danielle Symons Downs Scherezade K. Mama Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populations Integrative Medicine Research Spirituality Mind-body therapies Psychological distress African Americans Rural health |
| title | Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populations |
| title_full | Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populations |
| title_fullStr | Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populations |
| title_short | Fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind-body practices in underserved populations |
| title_sort | fostering spirituality and psychosocial health through mind body practices in underserved populations |
| topic | Spirituality Mind-body therapies Psychological distress African Americans Rural health |
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