PurposeThis study evaluated the feasibility of incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) technology into meditation exercises and using Electrocardiogram (ECG) devices for emotion regulation assessment. It also explored changes in emotion regulation, depression, and anxiety among participants.DesignA single-arm feasibility study.SubjectsPsychiatric hospital inpatients diagnosed by physicians with...
Single bouts of aerobic exercise and meditation have been shown to improve anxiety states. Yet to be evaluated in the literature, we sought to examine the effects of a single, short bout of aerobic exercise or meditation, as well as exercise and meditation combined on state anxiety among young adults. Randomized controlled trial. University. Participants (N = 110, mean age = 21.4 years) were...
To determine whether the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique can affect the physician costs of consistently high-cost people. Quasi-experimental, longitudinal, cost-minimization evaluation. This 14-year, preintervention-postintervention study retrospectively assessed government payments to physicians for treating the TM and no-treatment (NT) groups. Province of Quebec, Canada. The...
Purpose. To assess the effectiveness of a group program aimed at improving well-being among individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Methods. A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate a residential program designed to teach breathing, movement, and meditation techniques. Sixty-two participants were recruited from community HIV/AIDS organizations. Fifteen withdrawals from the study left 47...
To determine if participation in a Wellness-Based Mindfulness Stress Reduction intervention decreases the effect of daily hassles, psychological distress, and medical symptoms. A randomized controlled trial of a stress reduction intervention with a 3-month follow-up. A university setting in West Virginia. A total of 103 adults, with 59 in the intervention group and 44 in the control group....
To determine whether practice of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique can affect medical expenses. The evaluation was a quasi experimental, longitudinal, cost-minimization study. Province of Quebec, Canada. This study involved 1418 Quebec health insurance enrollees who practiced the TM technique compared with 1418 subjects who were randomly selected from enrollees of the same age, sex,...
This study evaluated whether governmental medical payments in Quebec were affected by the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique. This retrospective study used a pre- and postintervention design in which government payments for physicians' services were reviewed for 3 years before and up to 7 years after subjects started the technique. Payment data were adjusted for aging and year-specific...
Spirituality has been recognized as pivotal in health education and health promotion. Although spirituality is often discussed as a dimension of health, there is little evidence of integrating it into educational settings and health promotion programs. The difficulty in addressing the concept of spirituality is related to both its association with denominational religion and our cultural...