title: The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on cardiac patients' blood pressure, perceived stress, and anger: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.
abstract: This study aimed at assessing the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on cardiac patients' blood pressure (BP), perceived stress, and anger. In total, 60 cardiac patients were recruited between April and June 2015 from a specialized private cardiac clinic located in Kashan, Iran. Patients were allocated to the intervention and control groups. Patients in the experimental group received MBSR in eight 2.5-hour sessions, while patients in the control group received no psychological therapy. The main outcomes were BP, perceived stress, and anger. Analysis of covariance revealed a significant difference between the study groups regarding the posttest values of systolic BP, perceived stress, and anger (P < .001). However, the study groups did not differ significantly in terms of diastolic BP (P = .061; P = .17). This study reveals that MBSR is effective in reducing cardiac patients' systolic BP, perceived stress, and anger.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Momeni
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran. Electronic address: abomidi200@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdollah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raygan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Public Health, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akbari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness; D010465:Perception; D015995:Prevalence; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate
keywords: Anger; Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction; Perceived Stress