Miriam recruiting for clinical trial of Parachute device to treat heart failure

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PROVIDENCE – The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital has received a $146,000 research project grant from The National Center for Com- plementary and Integrative Health to explore whether telephone-delivered mindfulness training (MT) can help individuals living with HIV better cope with stress, anxiety and depression; increase their adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART); and promote healthy behaviors. The Mir- iam Hospital is the first facility in the nation to evaluate phone-delivered MT for people living with HIV. A form of meditation, mindfulness is an awareness of the present and moment-to-moment activities. It is a fundamen- tal ability of the mind, but studies have shown that it is a teachable skill and mindfulness levels increase with training.