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...