Díaz-Rodríguez, LourdesVargas-Román, KeylaSanchez-Garcia, Juan CarlosRodríguez-Blanque, RaquelCañadas-De la Fuente, Guillermo ArturoDe La Fuente-Solana, Emilia I2023-02-092023-02-092021-01-13http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16984Caring 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.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/high-burden caregiversmeditationmental healthvagal nerve activityAutonomic Nervous SystemCaregiversHeart RateHumansMeditationMental HealthVagus Nerveresearch article33450831open access10.3390/ijerph180206171660-4601PMC7828286https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/617/pdf?version=1610516791https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7828286/pdf