Mindfulness-based stress reduction, blood pressure, and acute stress responses in women with cancer
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2006
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A longitudinal waitlist-controlled trial was conducted to investigate the impact of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on blood pressure (BP), acute stress responses, and psychological functioning in women with cancer. Twenty nine women with a diagnosis of cancer (mostly breast) were either registered for immediate MBSR participation (n=18), or were waiting for the next program (n=l 1). Resting BP was assessed Jeekly at home over the 8-week study period. Physiological responses to stress were assessed before and after MBSR program participation, or the 8-week waiting period. Analyses revealed that for participants with relatively high levels of baseline systolic BP, participation in the MBSR program was associated with a significant decrease in resting systolic BP over the 8-weeks relative to the control group. Analyses of acute stress responses revealed no significant differences between treatment and control groups from pre- to post-intervention. MBSR participation was associated with improvements in psychological functioning.
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Van Wielingen, L. (2006). Mindfulness-based stress reduction, blood pressure, and acute stress responses in women with cancer (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/621