General health status and functional independence of rural and urban elderly population of sub-himalayas region, India: Comparative study

Paliwal, Payal; Kalyani, C Vasantha; Sharma, Maneesh; Rohilla, Kusum K

doi:10.4103/amit.amit_190_20

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“…Research evidence showed that heartfulness meditation practices reduce psychological stress and improve overall wellbeing. [ 6 9 ] A cross-sectional study conducted in US adults who practiced heartfulness meditation had higher levels of physical activity. [ 7 ] There is a dearth of qualitative research on the effects of practicing heartfulness meditation on individuals’ experiences and perceived alterations in their general outlook on life and welfare.…”

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Impact of the heartfulness program on stress and sleep among healthcare professionals: Pre experimental study

Kumar,

Rohilla,

Gupta

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Healthcare professionals (HCPs) worldwide suffer from stress and poor sleep and the COVID-19 pandemic has further raised these issues. This study sought to determine whether HCPs had reduced stress and increased sleep quality while participating in a heartfulness meditation program. Subjects and Methods: For a 2-month (8 weeks) heartfulness meditation program, we included 41 individuals in a prospective one-group pretest post-test intervention design from February 2023 to April 2023. Scores on the Perceived Stress Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were gathered at baseline and 8 weeks. Forty-one (76%) of the 54 participants completed this study for 8 weeks. Results: Results showed a substantial decline in stress (preintervention mean ± standard deviation [SD] = 20.54 ± 4.46; postintervention mean ± SD = 18.42 ± 6.14; t-value = -1.947 [0.05*]) and improvement in sleep quality (preintervention mean ± SD = 6.63 ± 3.82; postintervention mean ± SD = 5.29 ± 2.44) among HCPs after following this 8-week heartfulness meditation program. In the end, a substantial decrease in perceived stress score and an improvement in the sleep quality index was found. Conclusion: Additionally, practicing heartfulness meditation may aid in developing the traits of empathy, acceptance, and inner serenity. We draw the conclusion that more extensive research is required to fully understand the impact of heartfulness meditation practice.

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