Transcendental meditation for lowering blood pressure: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Ooi, Soo Liang; Giovino, Melisa; Pak, Sok Cheon

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.07.008

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“…It can be supposed that older adults who had a hospitalization history and the presence of some disease have difficulty inserting themselves in these types of activity as they may consider pharmacology the only mean of cure. These findings corroborate with those found by other authors 1,11,12 regarding healthy older people. On the other hand, this was not evident in older adults with associated diseases, perhaps because meditation is a new modality and few health professionals have mastered its practice, in addition to be an alternative means of healing.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…When analyzing the proportions of diseases reported by the elderly as a result of the practice of TM, a decrease in the prevalence of reporting associated diseases was noted. These findings corroborate with the literature, with an evident association of TM with the improvement of cardiovascular function, depression, diabetes and pain control [2][3][4][5]11,12 . Poisnel et al 5 support the idea that meditation comprises factors that prevent and delay aging-related illnesses and disabilities.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Therefore, TM is associated with reduced stress, cognition maintenance, improved sleeping, regulated emotions, and muscle and mind relaxation. These findings corroborate with the literature, where several authors suggest that TM is associated with a better lifestyle, decreased weight and increased insulin resistance, like other exercise modalities 2,[11][12][13] . Training in mind-body techniques, such as TM, may have the potential to counter effects employee stress.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The main result of the present investigation was that older adults who practice TM perceive themselves with good health, that is, better self-perceived health compared to that of the older adults of the same age, with a history of hospitalization within the last semester, who have arterial hypertension, diabetes and osteoarthritis. These findings corroborate with the literature and highlight that health is a notable reason why older adults seek holistic activities [9][10][11] .…”

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confidence: 91%

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Factors associated with transcendental meditation practice in older people

Oliveira¹,

Bertolini²,

Chatalov

et al. 2020

Rev Cienc Saude

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Aims: To evaluate factors associated with the practice of transcendental meditation (TM) in the elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with the inclusion of 113 older adults and women, 60 of them practitioners and 53 non-MT practitioners. A semi-structured questionnaire was used as an instrument, composed of sociodemographic, health and TM practice data. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test and binary logistic regression. Results: The average age of practitioners was lower than that of non-practitioners (63.7 ± 4.0 vs. 69.1 ± 6.6 years). Most of the sample had completed higher education (f = 45; 75%; p = 0.001) and received more than three minimum wages (f = 40; 67.8%; p = 0.001). In the group of TM practitioners there was a greater proportion of individuals with excellent / good self-perceived health (91.7% vs 77.4%; p = 0.034), and less hospitalization in the last semester (5% vs 24.5 %; p = 0.003). Older adults who denied hospitalization or the presence of diabetes mellitus (DM) presented, respectively, 5.7 (95% CI OR 1.1 - 28.9) and 4.9 (95% CI OR 1.3 - 19.2) times chance to practice MT. The practice of TM is 80% more likely to be practiced by older adults with better self-perceived health (OR 0.17; 95% CI 0.03 - 0.96). Conclusion: The practice of a holistic activity such as TM is associated with better self-perceived health than older adults of the same age, and less chance of hospitalization in the last semester and the presence of DM.

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confidence: 93%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

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Factors associated with transcendental meditation practice in older people

Oliveira¹,

Bertolini²,

Chatalov

et al. 2020

Rev Cienc Saude

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“…Effect of calcium in reducing BP was greater among the younger population [10]. Complementary and alternative medicine has been found useful sometimes in this aspect [11–13]. A systematic review incorporated six RCTs and explored the effectiveness of “Yoga” either alone or in combination with conventional therapies in lowering BP.…”

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confidence: 99%

Nonpharmacological interventions for the prevention of hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Saif‐Ur‐Rahman

Islam

et al. 2019

J Hum Hypertens

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Hypertension is the single biggest cause of various cardiovascular complications and at the same time one of the most preventable phenomena. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are facing increasing prevalence of hypertension which is imposing a huge burden on morbidity, premature mortality, and catastrophic health expenditure. This systematic review searched for the nonpharmacological interventions for prevention of hypertension among normotensive people in LMICs considering the period 1990–2016. This review has been conducted following standard methodology of Cochrane review involving two independent reviewers in screening, quality appraisal, and data extraction. Narrative synthesis of included articles was demonstrated using tables and meta-analysis was conducted to pool the estimates of studies which fulfilled the criteria. Total seven trials were included in the review with 6046 participants from eight LMICs. Two cluster randomized trials were pooled and there was a statistically significant effect (Systolic Blood Pressure: mean difference −2.35 [95% CI: −4.31 to −0.38], Diastolic Blood Pressure: mean difference −2.11 [95% CI: −3.20 to −1.02]) of home based health education in reducing blood pressure. Three individual studies reported reduction of blood pressure as a result of restricted dietary sodium intake. None of the studies was appraised as low risk of bias due to poor methodological quality. Non-pharmacological interventions can play important role in preventing the development of hypertension among normotensive people. Further trials with longer follow-up period and robust methods are recommended for getting stronger evidence on these interventions.

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