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Impact of integrative restoration (iRest) meditation on perceived stress levels in multiple sclerosis and cancer outpatients
Author(s) -
Pritchard Mary,
ElisonBowers Patt,
Birdsall Bobbie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.1290
Subject(s) - meditation , stress reduction , multiple sclerosis , psychological intervention , psychology , stress (linguistics) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , mindfulness based stress reduction , medicine , physical therapy , psychiatry , linguistics , theology , philosophy
Stress is a common occurrence in many chronically ill patients, and researchers are calling for cost‐effective stress‐reduction interventions. Meditation techniques have demonstrated a host of benefits for chronically ill patients. The present study examined the effects of a 6‐week Yoga Nidra meditation programme on perceived stress in multiple sclerosis and cancer patients. Overall stress was significantly reduced over the course of the programme. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.