Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction for prehypertension

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 721-728

  Hughes, Joel W ^a,b,f   Fresco, David M ^a   Myerscough, Rodney ^b   Van Dulmen, Manfred H M ^a   Carlson, Linda E ^c   Josephson, Richard ^d,e  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Clinical trial; MBSR; Meditation; Mindfulness; Prehypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MBSR; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PREHYPERTENSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREHYPERTENSION; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84885983773     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182a3e4e5     Document Type: Article

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