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Published on in Vol 6, No 6 (2022): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/34951, first published .
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of an App-Based Meditation Intervention to Decrease Firefighter Psychological Distress and Burnout: A One-Group Pilot Study

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of an App-Based Meditation Intervention to Decrease Firefighter Psychological Distress and Burnout: A One-Group Pilot Study

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of an App-Based Meditation Intervention to Decrease Firefighter Psychological Distress and Burnout: A One-Group Pilot Study

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Thaddeus W W Pace1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Katharine H Zeiders4 Author Orcid Image ;   Stephanie H Cook5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Evelyn D Sarsar4 Author Orcid Image ;   Lindsay T Hoyt7 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicholas L Mirin5 Author Orcid Image ;   Erica P Wood5 Author Orcid Image ;   Raquel Tatar8 Author Orcid Image ;   Richard J Davidson9 Author Orcid Image
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