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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers.

Lourdes Díaz-Rodríguez, Keyla Vargas-Román, Juan Carlos Sanchez-Garcia, Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque, Guillermo Arturo Cañadas-De la Fuente, Emilia I De La Fuente-Solana

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lourdes Díaz-RodríguezResearch Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7906-5656
Keyla Vargas-RománResearch Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7517-9506
Juan Carlos Sanchez-GarciaResearch Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4650-2159
Raquel Rodríguez-BlanqueResearch Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Guillermo Arturo Cañadas-De la FuenteDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3012-3410
Emilia I De La Fuente-SolanaMethodology of Behavioral Sciences Department, School of Psychology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3618-4035
Universidad de Granada · ESInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCaring for a loved one can be rewarding but is also associated with substantial caregiver burden, developing mental outcomes and affecting happiness. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a four-week, 16-h presential meditation program on physiological and psychological parameters and vagal nerve activity in high-burden caregivers, as compared to a control group.

methodsA non-randomized repeated-measures controlled clinical trial was conducted.

resultsAccording to the ANCOVA results, the global happiness score (F = 297.42,

conclusionsMeditation can be a useful therapy to enhance the mental health and autonomic nervous system balance of informal caregivers, improving symptoms of physical and mental overload.

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MeditationAutonomic Nervous SystemCaregiversHeart RateHumansMental HealthVagus Nervehigh-burden caregiversmeditationmental healthvagal nerve activity

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PMID33450831
PMCPMC7828286
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