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Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers
dc.contributor.author | Díaz Rodríguez, Consuelo Lourdes | |
dc.contributor.author | Vargas Román, Keyla | |
dc.contributor.author | Sánchez García, Juan Carlos | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodríguez Blanque, Raquel | |
dc.contributor.author | Cañadas De La Fuente, Guillermo Arturo | |
dc.contributor.author | Fuente Solana, Emilia I. De La | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-02T12:33:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-02T12:33:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-01-13 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Díaz-Rodríguez, L.; Vargas-Román, K.; Sanchez-Garcia, J.C.; Rodríguez-Blanque, R.; Cañadas-De la Fuente, G.A.; De La Fuente-Solana, E.I. Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 617.[https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020617] | es_ES |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10481/66787 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Caring 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. Methods: A non-randomized repeated-measures controlled clinical trial was conducted. Results: According to the ANCOVA results, the global happiness score (F = 297.42, p < 0.001) and the scores for all subscales were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group at 5 weeks. Anxiety levels were also significantly reduced in the experimental group (F = 24.92, p < 0.001), systolic (F = 16.23, p < 0.001) and diastolic blood (F = 34.39, p < 0.001) pressures, and the resting heart rate (F = 17.90, p < 0.05). HRV results revealed significant between-group differences in the HRV Index (F = 8.40, p < 0.05), SDNN (F = 13.59, p < 0.05), and RMSSD (F = 10.72, p < 0.05) in the time domain, and HF (F = 4.82 p < 0.05)) in the frequency domain, which were all improved in the experimental group after the meditation program. Conclusions: Meditation 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. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Mdpi | es_ES |
dc.rights | Atribución 3.0 España | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | Meditation | es_ES |
dc.subject | Vagal nerve activity | es_ES |
dc.subject | High-burden caregivers | es_ES |
dc.subject | Mental health | es_ES |
dc.title | Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph18020617 | |
dc.type.hasVersion | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es_ES |