A pilot study to examine the effects of a mindfulness-based stress-reduction and relaxation program on levels of stress hormones, physical functioning, and submaximal exercise responses.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine October 2004 Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, Anna M. Tacón, Patrck Randolph et al.
Stress has been cited as a causal factor in heart disease. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress-reduction program on the resting levels of stress hormones, physical functioning, and submaximal exercise responses in women with heart disease. Random selection with the numbers 1 and 2 were used to assign 18 women (60 +/-6.3 years old) with...