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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013

A yoga and compassion meditation program reduces stress in familial caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients.

M A D Danucalov, E H Kozasa, K T Ribas, J C F Galduróz, M C Garcia, I T N Verreschi, K C Oliveira, L Romani de Oliveira, J R Leite

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02563483 nacompletednot on this map

A Yoga and Compassion Meditation Program Improve Quality of Life and Self-compassion in Family Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorFederal University of São PauloRan2007 to 2009Enrolled46ConditionsStress, Anxiety, CompassionArmsyoga and compassion meditation program
NCT03333837 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

IMOVE: Improvisational Movement for People With Memory Loss and Their Caregivers

TypeinterventionalSponsorWake Forest University Health SciencesRan2018 to 2021Enrolled104ConditionsAlzheimer's Disease (Incl Subtypes), Dementia, Mild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsDance Group, Non-Group Dance, Social Group, No Contact
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Use of Salivary Diurnal Cortisol as an Outcome Measure in Randomised Controlled Trials: a Systematic Review.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016
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  10. The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Psychological Functioning in Family Caregivers: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021
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  19. Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in Latin-America: A Scoping Review.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M A D DanucalovDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, 925, Rua Napoleão de Barros, 04024-002 São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Departiment of Research, Instituto Appana Mind de Desenvolvimento Humano, 05436-020 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
E H Kozasa
K T Ribas
J C F Galduróz
M C Garcia
I T N Verreschi
K C Oliveira
L Romani de Oliveira
J R Leite
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRAssociação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina · BRHospital Israelita Albert Einstein · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Familial caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease exhibit reduced quality of life and increased stress levels. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an 8-week yoga and compassion meditation program on the perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and salivary cortisol levels in familial caregivers. A total of 46 volunteers were randomly assigned to participate in a stress-reduction program for a 2-month period (yoga and compassion meditation program-YCMP group) (n = 25) or an untreated group for the same period of time (control group) (n = 21). The levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and morning salivary cortisol of the participants were measured before and after intervention. The groups were initially homogeneous; however, after intervention, the groups diverged significantly. The YCMP group exhibited a reduction of the stress (P < 0.05), anxiety (P < 0.000001), and depression (P < 0.00001) levels, as well as a reduction in the concentration of salivary cortisol (P < 0.05). Our study suggests that an 8-week yoga and compassion meditation program may offer an effective intervention for reducing perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and salivary cortisol in familial caregivers.

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