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Meditation may reduce psychological distress, but most meditation interventions have been lengthy and burdensome to both participants and interventionists.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the preliminary effects of a 4-week compassion meditation intervention with recorded Zoom sessions (30-40\u2009minutes\/session) on psychological factors (depressive symptoms, diabetes distress, self-compassion, resilience, self-esteem, and self-efficacy) in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this pilot randomized controlled trial, participants were recruited via ResearchMatch. Baseline and 4-week follow-up data on all the study variables and demographic characteristics were collected via Research Electronic Data Capture from April to July 2025. After baseline, each participant was randomly assigned to the intervention or control group based on a computer-generated list of random numbers. Independent samples\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, Mann-Whitney\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">U<\/jats:italic>\n                      tests, paired samples\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and analysis of covariance were used for data analysis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Between-group analyses showed higher levels of diabetes self-efficacy and lower diabetes distress in the intervention group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200917, mean age: 51.8\u2009years) at 4-week follow-up compared with the control group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200929, mean age: 51.7\u2009years). Within-group analyses showed reductions in diabetes distress and improvements in self-compassion and self-efficacy in the intervention group, while self-esteem decreased in the control group from baseline to follow-up.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This brief, virtual compassionate meditation intervention showed favorable effects on several psychological factors. 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