Effects of mindfulness meditation combined with progressive muscle relaxation on sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression in patients with sarcopenia undergoing hemodialysis.
Frontiers in psychiatry January 1, 2025 Yongyao Wu, Haojie Zhang, Lei Jiang et al. 8 citations
A 12-week program of daily home-based mindfulness meditation combined with progressive muscle relaxation, practiced for at least half an hour, significantly improved sleep quality, reduced anxiety and depression, and enhanced quality of life in hemodialysis patients with sarcopenia and sleep disorders. Twenty-five patients in the intervention group showed better scores on sleep, anxiety, and depression measures compared to 24 controls receiving standard care. The approach is simple and unrestricted, but the study had a small sample and short follow-up.