The effectiveness of mindfulness based stress reduction and sama vritti pranayama on reducing blood pressure, improving sleep quality and reducing stress levels in the elderly with hypertension

Abstract

Introduction: Increasing age has the potential to cause hardening of the arteries. Hypertension is also related to sleep quality and stress levels. Hypertension can be controlled with non-pharmacological therapy using Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and samavriti pranayama. Samavriti pranayama increases the oxygen supply to the brain, lungs and lowers the heart rate. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of MBSR and samavriti pranayama for lowering blood pressure, improving sleep quality, and reducing stress levels. Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional model. Elders analyzed with hypertension were surveyed for qualification. A add up to of 40 seniors were randomized into the mediation and control bunches. Both bunches gotten schedule care. Eight sessions of MBSR and samavritti pranayama were conducted within the intercession bunch, whereas the control gather gotten no mental intercession. Elders were surveyed with respect to diminished hypertension, uneasiness, and rest quality at two unmistakable stages: some time recently and after the mediation. Results: There were no significant differences in sociodemographic and clinical parameters between the intercession and control bunches at standard. The mediation program essentially lightened mental and physiological complications in elderly with hypertension. Particularly, the consider uncovered that 8 weeks of the combined MBSR and samavritti pranayama mediation viably decreased lower hypertension and uneasiness scores and made strides the quality of rest in elderly. Conclusion: The conclusion MBSR combined with samavritti pranayama significantly alleviated clinical symptoms, and could be considered a new, effective psychotherapeutic intervention for Elderly with Hypertension.

Literature Review the Effect of Mindfulness Interventions on Blood Pressure and Stress in Hypertension Patients

“…The study examined the characteristics of different research designs used in the Randomized Control Trial (RCT). It included 1 articles that used a cluster randomized design (Rich et al, 2022); 4 articles that used quasi-experimental designs (Sabetfar et al, 2021; Samsualam, 2022; Shahbazi et al, 2022; Torné-Ruiz et al, 2023); and 3 articles that used cross-sectional designs (Moceri & Cox, 2019b; Noventi et al, 2022; Sen Gökçeimam et al, 2022). There is a single publication featuring a prospective clinical trial design authored by Trancoso Lopes et al (Trancoso Lopes et al, 2022).…”

“…However, following the intervention, it fell to 7.5–22 (p = 0.001). The control group had an initial score of 11.2-2.7, which decreased to 10.5-2.4 afterwards (p = 0.175)(Noventi et al, 2022).…”

“…Among the 14 investigations conducted, one focused on clergy priest (Moceri & Cox, 2019a) another study featured students of nursing (Torné-Ruiz et al, 2023). and two studies examined elderly people with hypertension (Noventi et al, 2022; Samsualam, 2022).…”

“…Four investigations employed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) as a measurement method (Chin et al, 2021;Loucks et al, 2023a;Ponte Márquez et al, 2019;Torné-Ruiz et al, 2023). A study employed the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) scale, as developed by Noventi et al in 2022. Vara-García et al (2019 employed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), while Şen Gökçeimam et al ( 2022) utilized the Modified Morisky Compliance Scale (MMAS).., (2019) (Şen Gökçeimam et al, 2022).…”

“…Effective blood pressure management is attained by less than 25% and 10% of individuals with hypertension in industrialized and underdeveloped nations, respectively (Lee et al, 2020) . Hence, there is a want for supplementary interventions aimed at diminishing blood pressure and stress levels Prior studies have extensively examined the efficacy of mindfulness interventions in reducing stress and blood pressure (Babak, Motamedi, Mousavi, & Darestani, 2022; Eunjoo An Michael R. Irwin Lynn V. Doering Mary-Lyn Brecht Karol E. Watson Elizabeth Corwin Paul M. Macey, 2021; Loucks et al, 2023a;Moceri & Cox, 2019b;Noventi et al, 2022;Polcari et al, 2022;Ponte Márquez et al, 2019;ŞEN GÖKÇEİMAM et al, 2022;Torné-Ruiz et al, 2023;Vara-García et al, 2019;Wright et al, 2021). These studies have reported a significant reduction in blood pressure and stress levels among participants who underwent mindfulness interventions, as compared to those in the control group.…”