Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Jun;18(6):589-96. doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0038.
The present study investigates the effect of Sahaja yoga meditation on quality of life, anxiety, and blood pressure control.
The prospective observational cohort study enrolled two study groups: those receiving treatment from the International Sahaja Yoga Research and Health Center (meditation group) and those receiving treatment from the Mahatma Gandhi Mission Hospital (control group). Researchers measured quality of life, anxiety, and blood pressure before and after treatment.
Sixty-seven (67) participants in the meditation group and 62 participants in the control group completed the study. The two groups were comparable in demographic and clinical characteristics. At baseline, the meditation group had higher quality of life (p<0.001) than controls but similar anxiety level (p=0.74) to controls. Within-group pre- versus post-treatment comparisons showed significant improvement in quality of life, anxiety, and blood pressure in the meditation group (p<0.001), while in controls, quality of life deteriorated and there was no improvement in blood pressure. The improvement in quality of life, anxiety reduction, and blood pressure control was greater in the meditation group. The beneficial effect of meditation remained significant after adjusting for confounders.
Meditation treatment was associated with significant improvements in quality of life, anxiety reduction, and blood pressure control.
本研究旨在探讨霎哈嘉瑜伽冥想对生活质量、焦虑和血压控制的影响。
前瞻性观察队列研究纳入了两个研究组：接受国际霎哈嘉瑜伽研究与健康中心治疗的组（冥想组）和接受圣雄甘地使命医院治疗的组（对照组）。研究人员在治疗前后测量了生活质量、焦虑和血压。
冥想组有 67 名参与者，对照组有 62 名参与者完成了研究。两组在人口统计学和临床特征方面具有可比性。基线时，冥想组的生活质量高于对照组（p<0.001），但焦虑水平与对照组相似（p=0.74）。冥想组的组内治疗前后比较显示生活质量、焦虑和血压均有显著改善（p<0.001），而对照组的生活质量恶化，血压无改善。冥想组的生活质量改善、焦虑减轻和血压控制的改善更为显著。调整混杂因素后，冥想的有益效果仍然显著。
冥想治疗与生活质量的显著改善、焦虑减轻和血压控制有关。
