EFFECT OF TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION (TM) ON ANXIETY SCORE IN HEALTHY HUMANS
Mendhurwar Ss, Gadkari Jv
May 30, 2012 DOI: 10.9735/0976-5530.3.4.147-149 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post intervention study |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 75 |
| Population | Volunteers aged 20–40 years (37 males, 38 females) |
| Intervention | Transcendental Meditation |
| Dose | 20 minutes daily |
| Duration | 6-week intervention |
| Measures | Clinical Anxiety Scale (C.A.S.) |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key points | Anxiety score reduction was significantly greater in females than in males after 6 weeks of daily TM practice. |
Abstract
For present study 75 volunteers between 20-40 years were selected (37 males and 38 females) Volunteers were trained for Tran- scendental meditation (TM.) After training period they practiced TM every day 20 minutes for 6 weeks. Anxiety score was measured by us- ing clinical anxiety scale (C.A.S.) as given by R.P.Sainath et al (1) before and after the TM session in each volunteer. Comparison of anxiety score before and after the TM was done by statistical analysis. Anxiety score reduction was found significantly in females as compared to males who practiced TM.
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