Journal
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages 763-771Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.07.007
Keywords
Cardiovascular disease; Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction; Blood Pressure; Perceived Stress; Anger
Categories
Funding
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran [93182]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This study aimed at assessing the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on cardiac patients' blood pressure (BP), perceived stress, and anger. In total, 60 cardiac patients were recruited between April and June 2015 from a specialized private cardiac clinic located in Kashan, Iran. Patients were allocated to the intervention and control groups. Patients in the experimental group received MBSR in eight 2.5-hour sessions, while patients in the control group received no psychological therapy. The main outcomes were BP, perceived stress, and anger. Analysis of covariance revealed a significant difference between the study groups regarding the posttest values of systolic BP, perceived stress, and anger (P < .001). However, the study groups did not differ significantly in terms of diastolic BP (P = .061; P =.17). This study reveals that MBSR is effective in reducing cardiac patients' systolic BP, perceived stress, and anger. J. Am Soc Hypertens 2016;10(10):763-771. (C) 2016 American Society of Hypertension. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available