A yoga and compassion meditation program reduces stress in familial caregivers of alzheimer’s disease patients
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Familial caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease exhibit reduced quality of life and increased stress levels. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an 8-week yoga and compassion meditation program on the perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and salivary cortisol levels in familial caregivers. A total of 46 volunteers were randomly assigned to participate in a stress-reduction program for a 2-month period ( yoga and compassion meditation program —YCMP group) ( n = 25 ) or an untreated group for the same period of time (control group) ( n = 21 ). The levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and morning salivary cortisol of the participants were measured before and after intervention. The groups were initially homogeneous; however, after intervention, the groups diverged significantly. The YCMP group exhibited a reduction of the stress ( P < 0.05 ), anxiety ( P < 0.000001 ), and depression ( P < 0.00001 ) levels, as well as a reduction in the concentration of salivary cortisol ( P < 0.05 ). Our study suggests that an 8-week yoga and compassion meditation program may offer an effective intervention for reducing perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and salivary cortisol in familial caregivers.
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- Authors
- Danucalov, M. A. D., Kozasa, E. H., Ribas, K. T., Galduróz, J. C. F., Garcia, M. C., Verreschi, I. T. N., Oliveira, K. C., Romani de Oliveira, L., & Leite, J. R.
- Affiliations
- Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, 925, Rua Napoleão de Barros, 04024-002 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Departiment of Research, Instituto Appana Mind de Desenvolvimento Humano, 05436-020 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Kozasa, E. H.
- Venue
- Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013
- Volume
- 2013
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 1741-427X (ISSN-L)
- 1741-4288
- PMC
- PMC3652205
- OpenAlex
- W2071559417
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6
- FWCI
- 7.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- yoga, compassion meditation, caregiver stress, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, depression, salivary cortisol, stress reduction intervention, quality of life
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