Phone-delivered Mindfulness Training for Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors
Salmoirago-Blotcher, ElenaCrawford, Sybil L.
Carmody, James F.
Rosenthal, Lawrence S.
Yeh, Gloria Y.
Stanley, Mary
Rose, Karen
Browning, Clifford
Ockene, Ira S.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral MedicineDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2013-10-01Keywords
Defibrillators, ImplantableMind-Body Therapies
Stress, Psychological
Meditation
Relaxation Therapy
Anxiety
Telephone
UMCCTS funding
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Background The reduction in adrenergic activity and anxiety associated with meditation may be beneficial for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Purpose This study aims to determine the feasibility of a phone-delivered mindfulness intervention in patients with defibrillators and to obtain preliminary indications of efficacy on mindfulness and anxiety. Methods Clinically stable outpatients were randomized to a mindfulness intervention (eight weekly individual phone sessions) or to a scripted follow-up phone call. We used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Five Facets of Mindfulness to measure anxiety and mindfulness, and multivariate linear regression to estimate the intervention effect on pre-post-intervention changes in these variables. Results We enrolled 45 patients (23 mindfulness and 22 control; age, 43–83; 30 % women). Retention was 93 %; attendance was 94 %. Mindfulness (beta = 3.31; p = 0.04) and anxiety (beta = −1.15; p = 0.059) improved in the mindfulness group. Conclusions Mindfulness training can be effectively phone-delivered and may improve mindfulness and anxiety in cardiac defibrillator outpatients.Source
Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Crawford SL, Carmody J, Rosenthal L, Yeh G, Stanley M, Rose K, Browning C, Ockene IS. Phone-delivered mindfulness training for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Ann Behav Med. 2013 Oct;46(2):243-50. doi:10.1007/s12160-013-9505-7. Link to article on publisher's website
DOI
10.1007/s12160-013-9505-7Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/26406PubMed ID
23605175Related Resources
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