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Brief Title: Implementation of Mind-Body Practices in an Online Community of Caring (CaringBridge)
Official Title: Implementation of Mind-Body Practices in an Online Community of Caring (CaringBridge)
Study ID: NCT05002842
Brief Summary: CaringBridge (CB) is an online health community for people undergoing challenging health journeys. This platform provides an opportunity for individuals and their caregivers to rally support for a loved-one during a health journey. CaringBridge offers the opportunity for expressive writing through journal entries, wellbeing resources, participant health journey stories, and practical scheduling and communication tools to support community, healing, and wellbeing. Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) is a systemized mind-body approach developed to increase loving acceptance and has been shown to increase resilience in the face of adversity. The aim of this study is to better understand how mind-body practices, like LKM, impact adult CB users
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Name: Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Affiliation: University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR