Meditation smartphone application effects on prehypertensive adults' blood pressure: Dose-response feasibility trial.
Health Psychology September 2018 Zachary W. Adams, John C Sieverdes, Brenda Brunner-Jackson et al.
Essential hypertension (EH) is the most common chronic disease in the United States and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle interventions (e.g., diet, exercise, stress management) to reduce blood pressure (BP) are often complex with varying effectiveness. Breathing awareness meditation (BAM) is a stress management strategy with encouraging effects on BP, though widespread...