Feasibility and effectiveness of a brief meditation-based stress management intervention for patients diagnosed with or at risk for coronary heart disease: a pilot study.
Erin L Olivo, Brooke Dodson-Lavelle, Anava A Wren, Yixin Fang, Mehmet C Oz
Psychology, Health & Medicine October 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1080/13548500902890087 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pilot study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients diagnosed with or at risk for coronary heart disease |
| Intervention | Meditation-based stress management intervention |
| Topics | Depression Meditation |
| Keywords | Humans Coronary disease Feasibility studies Pilot projects Stress, psychological Middle aged Female |
| Key points | The brief meditation-based intervention was feasible and associated with reduced stress in patients with or at risk for coronary heart disease, though the pilot nature limits conclusions. |
Abstract
Feasibility and effectiveness of a brief meditation-based stress management intervention for patients diagnosed with or at risk for coronary heart disease: a pilot study.
Comparable studies
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| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |
Citations in the library
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- Meditation for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review RAND Corporation eBooks 2015
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Cites 8
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- Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders American Journal of Psychiatry July 1, 1992
- What Do We Really Know About Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction? Psychosomatic Medicine 2002
- An Exploratory Study of a Meditation-based Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder Journal of Health Psychology May 1, 1999
- Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors August 28, 2006
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