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. 2022 Aug 30;37(Suppl 3):751–761. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07584-4

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a–d Graphical representation of the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention and control condition on psychological outcomes and cortisol area under the curve (AUC). Graphs are estimated by the hierarchical linear models from the baseline (before the intervention; T1) to 6 months post-completion of the intervention (i.e., T4). The solid grey line represents the group of women who were randomized into the control group; the solid black line represents the group of women who were randomized into MBSR intervention; a Participation in MBSR was associated with a steeper linear change in perceived stress b = −0.2475, SE = .1241, p = .002), indicating faster improvement in these symptoms as compared to women who were randomized into the control group; b Participation in MBSR intervention was associated with a steeper linear change in loneliness (b = −0.2973, SE = 0.1451, p =.04), indicating faster improvement in these symptoms as compared to women who were randomized into the ACC group; c Participation in MBSR intervention was associated with a steeper linear change in PTSD symptoms (b = 0.8371, SE = 0.3245, p =.01), indicating faster improvement in these symptoms as compared to women who were randomized into the control group; d Participation in MBSR intervention was associated with a steeper quadratic change in cortisol AUC (b= −0.0017, SE= .00073, p = .02), indicating a more rapid decline in cortisol as compared to women who were randomized into the control group.