Mathew J Gregoski

2 papers in the library · publishing 2010-2012

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Tension Tamer: delivering meditation with objective heart rate acquisition for adherence monitoring using a smart phone platform.

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine September 11, 2012 Mathew J Gregoski, Alexey Vertegel, Aleksey Shaporev et al.

Objectives: This brief report demonstrates the proof of concept of the Tension Tamer (TT) smartphone application, which integrates photoplethysmograph capabilities with breathing awareness meditation (BAM), to reduce stress and measure heart rate and adherence. Design: Methods for objectively measuring heart rate and adherence to BAM were developed as part of a future randomized controlled...

DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0772 Full text Meditation Humans Monitoring, ambulatory Stress, psychological +12

Influences of Family Environment and Meditation Efficacy on Hemodynamic Function among African American Adolescents.

Journal of complementary & integrative medicine July 1, 2010 Vernon A Barnes, Mathew J Gregoski, Martha S Tingen et al.

This study examined the impact of breathing awareness meditation (BAM) compared to health education (HE) and lifeskills training (LS) upon resting systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR) within the context of potential moderating factors of family environment and expectancy of benefit. 186 African American adolescents (mean age: 15.1±0.7 yrs) were...

DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1326 Full text