%0 Journal Article
%A Díaz-Rodríguez, Lourdes
%A Vargas-Román, Keyla
%A Sanchez-Garcia, Juan Carlos
%A Rodríguez-Blanque, Raquel
%A Cañadas-De la Fuente, Guillermo Arturo
%A De La Fuente-Solana, Emilia I
%T Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers.
%D 2021
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16984
%X Caring for a loved one can be rewarding but is also associated with substantial caregiver burden, developing mental outcomes and affecting happiness. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a four-week, 16-h presential meditation program on physiological and psychological parameters and vagal nerve activity in high-burden caregivers, as compared to a control group. A non-randomized repeated-measures controlled clinical trial was conducted. According to the ANCOVA results, the global happiness score (F = 297.42, p  Meditation can be a useful therapy to enhance the mental health and autonomic nervous system balance of informal caregivers, improving symptoms of physical and mental overload.
%K high-burden caregivers
%K meditation
%K mental health
%K vagal nerve activity
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