Hypertension analysis of stress reduction using mindfulness meditation and yoga: Results from the harmony randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 122-129

  Blom, Kimberly ^a   Baker, Brian ^b   How, Maxine ^a   Dai, Monica ^a   Irvine, Jane ^c   Abbey, Susan ^b   Abramson, Beth L ^d   Myers, Martin G ^a   Kiss, Alex ^e   Perkins, Nancy J ^a   Tobe, Sheldon W ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Institute of Clinical and Evaluative Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Behavior modification; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Nonpharmacological therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; YOGA;

AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; NONPHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY.;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84890463882     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpt134     Document Type: Article

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