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January 1, 2003Family & Community Health

Mindfulness Meditation, Anxiety Reduction, and Heart Disease

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Why the study?

Does Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness-based stress reduction program reduce anxiety in women with heart disease?

Population

Women with heart disease

Comparison

Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness-based stress reduction… vs Control group

Design

Other

Authors

ATAnna M. TacónTexas Tech UniversityJMJacalyn J. Robert McCombTexas Tech UniversityYCYvonne M. CalderaTexas Tech University

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Overview

May not yet alter anxiety management in women with heart disease; leaves open efficacy pending larger randomized trials.

Structured PICO

Does Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness-based stress reduction program reduce anxiety in women with heart disease?

P
Population
Women with heart disease
I
Intervention
Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness-based stress reduction program
C
Comparator
Control group
O
Outcome
Anxietypatient reported

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may be beneficial for reducing anxiety in women with heart disease.

Cite This Study

Tacón et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70ced22163a0a01bc501bdhttps://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-200301000-00004
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