Post-traumatic Distress in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Protective Factors and Clinical Implications
Freiberger, Annika; Andonian, Caroline; Beckmann, Jürgen ; Freilinger, Sebastian; Ewert, Peter; Kaemmerer, Harald; Kohls, Niko; Richter, Cristina; Huber, M. (2024)
Freiberger, Annika; Andonian, Caroline; Beckmann, Jürgen ; Freilinger, Sebastian...
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-024-10332-z
Peer Reviewed
Effects of meditation on health promoting protective factors of persons with cardiovascular disease—a quasi-experimental pilot study with pre-post comparison
Weiß, Katharina; Mahnkopf, Christian; Kohls, Niko (2024)
14 (4).
DOI: 10.21037/cdt-24-74
Open Access Peer Reviewed
Background: The aim of this pilot study is to determine, in the context of a controlled intervention study, whether the health-promoting personal protective factors of sense of coherence, resilience, and self-compassion are strengthened by the practice of Metta meditation in individuals with cardiovascular disease. The interactions between mind and body play a pivotal role in health and mortality. Lifestyle factors and especially stress also play a decisive role in the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases. With health-promoting personal protective factors, which can be actively formed over the entire lifespan, stressors can be managed more adequately.
Methods: Data collection will be conducted as part of a controlled nonrandomized longitudinal pilot intervention study that will enrol individuals with cardiovascular disease (n=29). After the first interview, a 12-week Metta meditation course will start for the intervention group (IG) (n=9), while the control group (CG) (n=20) will receive no intervention. The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure® Questionnaire (MLHFQ), the 13-item Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13), the Resilience Scale, the Self-Compassion Scale short form (SCS-sf) German version, the German version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the Stress Coping subscale of the Stress and Coping Inventory (SCI) are used at both measurement time (MT) points. In addition, blood pressure parameters are collected. Furthermore, selected literature will be consulted to integrate the evaluated data into existing research findings.
Results: The health-promoting personal competencies of sense of coherence, resilience, and self-compassion were not strengthened by the practice of Metta meditation in individuals with cardiovascular disease. However, there was a significant reduction in perceived stress {F[1, 27] =4.351, P=0.047, f=0.402} and improved stress coping skills {F[1, 26] =6.790, P=0.02, f=0.511} in the IG. Furthermore, the frequency of rehospitalization {F[1, 27] =5.607, P=0.03, f=0.456} differed significantly in the pre-post comparison.
Conclusions: Due to the insufficient size of the sample, the results are only exploratory in nature and should therefore only be considered preliminary. Also, the correlations between the significant changes in the parameters and Metta meditation cannot be finally assessed. For this purpose, further studies with larger samples are needed.
Keywords: Loving-kindness meditation (LKM); sense of coherence; resilience; self-compassion; cardiovascular disease
Profiles of well-being and their associations with self-forgiveness, forgiveness of others, and gratitude among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Charzyńska , Edyta; Offenbächer, M.; Halverson, k; Hirsch, J. K.; Kohls, Niko; Hanshans, Christian ; Sirois, F.; Toussaint, L. (2024)
Charzyńska , Edyta; Offenbächer, M.; Halverson, k; Hirsch, J. K.; Kohls, Niko...
British Journal of Health Psychology 2024, 1-23.
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AB0130 profiles of well-being and their relationships with self-forgiveness, forgiveness of others, and gratitude among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Charzyńska , Edyta; Offenbacher, M.; Halverson, k; Hirsch, J. K.; Kohls, Niko; Hanshans, Christian ; Sirios , F. ; Toussaint, L. (2024)
Charzyńska , Edyta; Offenbacher, M.; Halverson, k; Hirsch, J. K.; Kohls, Niko...
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 83, 1298-1299.
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2024-eular.456
Open Access Peer Reviewed
Lebensqualität und Schmerzen von Patienten mit symptomatischer CMD – eine Fragebogenerhebung
Pampel, M.; Herrmann, Sarah; Kohls, Niko; Meißner, Karin (2024)
Journal of Craniomandibular Function 16 (2), 133-144.
Peer Reviewed
Mehr Lebensfreude dur Resilienz und Achtsamkeit
Kohls, Niko (2024)
Gesundeitstag 2024 der Stadt Coburg.
‘Pathfinder-CHD Registry’ A prospective, comprehensive heart failure database of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Kaemmerer, Harald; Kohls, Niko; Freilinger, Sebastian (2024)
Poster Presentation 57th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology to be held in Porto, Portugal, between 8-11 May 2024..
Peer Reviewed
Kann Architektur krank machen? Gesundheit braucht Ästhetik
Kohls, Niko; Heinrich, Michael (2024)
Podcast Hochschule Coburg.
Gesundheitstag für Lehrkräfte
Kohls, Niko (2024)
Organisation.
Mehr Lebensfreude durch Achtsamkeit und Resilienz
Kohls, Niko (2024)
Vortrag.
Wissenschaftlich belegt: 7 Strategien boostern Ihr mentales Immunsystem
Kohls, Niko (2024)
https://www.focus.de/experts/weniger-stress-mehr-gelassenheit-staerken-sie-ihr-mentales-immunsystem-experten-tipps-fuer-mehr-resilienz_id_259863156.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=ec-livemail.
PATHFINDER-CHD: prospective registry on adults with congenital heart disease, abnormal ventricular function, and/or heart failure as a foundation for establishing rehabilitative, prehabilitative, preventive, and health-promoting measures: rationale, aims, design and methods.
Freilinger, Sebastian; Kohls, Niko; Kaemmerer, Harald (2024)
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 24 (1), 181.
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-03833-y
Open Access Peer Reviewed
Die Superkraft der Resilienz: Wie wir lernen, gesund & stark zu bleiben
Kohls, Niko (2024)
Gefangen in der Positivitätsfalle: Wann das Immer-Glücklich-Sein gefährlich wird
Kohls, Niko (2024)
Gefangen in der Positivitätsfalle: Wann das Immer-Glücklich-Sein gefährlich wird.
Die Entwicklung von individueller, gesellschaftlicher und planetarischer Resilienz - Achtsamkeit und ihre Bedeutsamkeit für Umwelt-, Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit
Kohls, Niko; Pollan, Sandra; Heinrich, Michael (2024)
Peer Reviewed
Selbstfürsorge ist en vogue - aber zu viel davon kann uns schaden
Kohls, Niko (2024)
Focus Online: https://www.focus.de/experts/die-seele-ins-gleichgewicht-bringen-psychologe-mit-7-tipps-wird-selbstfuersorge-zur-routine_id_259726954.html.
Positiv trotz Krisen? Wie Sie Zufriedenheit trainieren können
Kohls, Niko (2024)
Focus Online - https://www.focus.de/gesundheit/mental-gesund/wie-sie-zufriedenheit-finden-obwohl-sich-die-krisen-in-ihrem-leben-stapeln_id_259686380.html.
Leadership as a Mental Shield: How Leaders of Specialised Police Units Can Promote Inner Resilience and Mental Stability.
Jäger, Tamara; Giordano, J.; Kohls, Niko (2023)
, 401-425.
Peer Reviewed
Fachgespräch: Selbst- und Fremdführung durch Achtsamkeit und die Ausbildung von Resilienz. Online-Workshop für das Bayrische Landesamt für Pflege, Ansbach, 22.11.2023
Kohls, Niko (2023)
Achtsamkeit und Nachhaltigkeit: Eine wissenschaftliche Perspektive. Vortag im Rahmen der Climate School, Hochschule Coburg.
Kohls, Niko (2023)
Prof. Dr. Niko Kohls
Hochschule Coburg
Fakultät Angewandte Naturwissenschaften und Gesundheit (FNG)
Friedrich-Streib-Str. 2
96450 Coburg
T 09561317130 niko.kohls[at]hs-coburg.de
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9761-4839