Comparison of cardiac rehabilitation programs combined with relaxation and meditation techniques on reduction of depression and anxiety of cardiovascular patients.

Mahdy Hassanzadeh Delui; Maliheh Yari; Gholamreza Khouyinezhad; Maral Amini; Mohammad Hosein Bayazi

doi:10.2174/1874192401307010099

Comparison of cardiac rehabilitation programs combined with relaxation and meditation techniques on reduction of depression and anxiety of cardiovascular patients.

Mahdy Hassanzadeh Delui, Maliheh Yari, Gholamreza Khouyinezhad, Maral Amini, Mohammad Hosein Bayazi

The open cardiovascular medicine journal October 18, 2013 DOI: 10.2174/1874192401307010099 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed
Sample size	45
Population	Patients with cardiovascular disease and depression
Interventions	Meditation Relaxation
Topics	Meditation Anxiety Depression
Keywords	Relaxation Heart rate Cardiac rehabilitation Diastolic blood pressure Systolic blood pressure.
Key findings	Meditation was associated with significant reductions in depression, systolic blood pressure, and heart rate compared with a control group. The authors suggest meditation techniques have better outcomes than relaxation techniques for improving depression and reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate in cardiac patients.

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in developed countries. Most cardiac rehabilitation programs include psychological interventions. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation techniques in cardiac patients including psychological-physical interventions such as Meditation and Relaxation. We enrolled 45 patients with CVD and depression. The patients were allocated to 3 groups (Relaxation, Meditation and Control). There was a significant reduction on depression, systolic blood pressure and heart rate in the Meditation group compared with the control group. Our findings suggest that meditation techniques have better outcomes in cardiac patients for improving depression, reduction of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate than relaxation techniques.

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