Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Clinical psychology & psychotherapy January 1, 2024 Lulu Kou, Min Liu, Shaowei Kang et al. 5 citations
Adding mindfulness meditation to standard care plus a sleep medication improved sleep quality, reduced anxiety and depression, and enhanced motor function more than standard care alone in people who had a stroke and also have coronary heart disease. In a 6-week program, those who practiced mindfulness showed better scores on measures of sleep, mood, and movement at both 6 and 12 weeks. The improvement in overall sleep quality was notably larger in the mindfulness group. The findings suggest mindfulness meditation is a helpful addition for managing sleep and emotional difficulties and supporting physical recovery after stroke in patients with heart disease.