Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers

Díaz‐Rodríguez, Lourdes; Vargas-Román, Keyla; Sánchez-García, Juan Carlos; Rodríguez-Blanque, Raquel; Fuente, Guillermo A. Cañadas‐De la; Fuente‐Solana, Emilia I. De la

doi:10.3390/ijerph18020617

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“…In line with what is conveyed by [18], meditation is a process to achieve self-balance that eventually can reduce worries, fears, and anxiety. Meditation has steps in its implementation.…”

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Mental Training to Improve the 40-Meter-Distance Archery Accuracy with Imagery and Meditation Methods

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Suharjana²,

Graha³

et al. 2023

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Lack of concentration and accuracy can lead to less optimal shot results in archery sports. This study aimed to find the effect of imagery and meditation exercises on the accuracy of 40-meter-distance archery performed by archery athletes. This research was an experimental study with two groups of pretest-posttest designs. The sample included 24 athletes selected using purposive sampling, with the criteria included: being men, being active athletes, and doing routine training. The sample was divided into two groups through ordinal pairing. The first half went into an imagery group, and the other went into a meditation group. Both groups were given treatment in 10 meetings. The research instrument used involved an archery test scoring for a 40-meter distance. The collected data were tested for their normality using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov technique and homogeneity using the Levene statistic technique with a significant level of 5% (p>0.05). Meanwhile, the researcher applied the paired samples t-test for hypothesis testing. Conclusions. The study results showed (a) there was an influence of imagery training and meditation practice on improving the archery athletes' accuracy, (b) and there is a difference in the effects between imagery practice and meditation on improving archery accuracy, where imagery practice has a greater degree of improving archery accuracy in archery athletes than meditation practice.

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“…In line with what is conveyed by [18], meditation is a process to achieve self-balance that eventually can reduce worries, fears, and anxiety. Meditation has steps in its implementation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Mental Training to Improve the 40-Meter-Distance Archery Accuracy with Imagery and Meditation Methods

Yachsie¹,

Suharjana²,

Graha³

et al. 2023

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“…Studies with large samples and a typical mean of age and sex within this population are required to establish references in cancer survivors and determine that the usefulness of HRV in the monitoring of cardiovascular health in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer. This would greatly help to use non-pharmacological therapies such as meditation or qigong in combination with traditional medicine to correct the balance of the autonomic nervous system and further improve the prognosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors [ 27 ].…”

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Autonomic Imbalance in Lymphoma Survivors

Vargas-Román

Cortés-Martín

Sánchez-García

et al. 2021

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Among the types of blood cancers, non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the most common. The usual treatments for this type of cancer can cause heart failure. A descriptive observational study was conducted that included 16 non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors and 16 healthy controls matched by age and sex. Vagal tone was evaluated in the short term with a three-channel Holter device, and the time and frequency domains were analyzed following a previously accepted methodology to evaluate cardiac autonomic balance. The results of the analysis revealed that the standard deviation of the NN interval (F = 6.25, p = 0.021) and the square root of the mean of the sum of the differences between NN intervals (F = 9.74, p = 0.004) were significantly higher in healthy subjects than in lymphoma survivors. In the heart rate variability (HRV) index, there were no significant differences between the groups (F = 0.03, p = 0.85), nor in the parameters of the frequency domains LF (F = 1.94, p = 0.17), HF (F = 0.35, p = 0.55), and the ratio LF/HF (F = 3.07, p = 0.09). HRV values were lower in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors in the first year after treatment, resulting in autonomic imbalance compared to healthy paired subjects.

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“…Symptoms may also include an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system, which is integrated by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems [ 8 ]. These are in addition to the vagus nerve responsible for the regulation of mood status, the immune system and heart rate [ 9 ]. Heart rate variability is the synergy between the autonomic nervous system and the cardiovascular system, which serves as a noninvasive biomarker of health [ 10 ].…”

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Effect of a 16-Session Qigong Program in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Vargas-Román

Fuente‐Solana

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Background: The treatment associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients may cause adverse effects on their physical and psychological condition. The aim of this study is to detect the response to an eight-week, 16-session, 60-min presential Qigong program in anxiety, depression and vagal nerve activity alongside a control group. Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was managed. Randomization was carried out by generating a numerical sequence of three cycles through the software EPIDAT 4.1. Numbers were placed in sealed opaque envelopes for assignment to the different groups. Results: Anxiety levels were substantially decreased in the experimental group, with a large effect size (F = 30.38, p < 0.00). Depression levels had an improvement in the experimental group in contrast to the control group, reaching statistical significance (F = 19.19, p < 0.00). Heart Rate Variability unveiled significant results in terms of between-group differences, with a large effect size in the HRV Index (F = 15.80, p < 0.00), SDNN (F = 8.82, p < 0.00), and RMSSD (F = 6.72, p < 0.01) in the time domain, and a medium effect size in the HF (F = 9.78, p < 0.003), LF (F = 9.78, p < 0.00), and LF/HF Ratio (F = 18.44, p < 0.00) in the frequency domain, which were all bettered in the experimental group, after the Qigong program. Conclusions: Qigong therapy can be an effective therapeutic activity in consonance with traditional medicine to improve psychological health and autonomic nervous system balance in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors.

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Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers

Cited by 5 publications

References 40 publications

Mental Training to Improve the 40-Meter-Distance Archery Accuracy with Imagery and Meditation Methods

Mental Training to Improve the 40-Meter-Distance Archery Accuracy with Imagery and Meditation Methods

Autonomic Imbalance in Lymphoma Survivors

Effect of a 16-Session Qigong Program in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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