Abstract
Methods The study design was a 3-arm non-blinded RCT. Participants were community-recruited adults ≥ 50 years old. Group 1 received meditation training; Group 2 “matching” moderate-intensity exercise training; and Group 3 were a waitlist control. Outcome Measures were assessed at baseline, 9 weeks (post-intervention) and 3 months. Primary outcomes were ARI duration and severity (areaunder-the-curve global severity, Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey). Secondary outcomes were psycho-physical health questionnaires. Exercise minutes were tracked.
Highlights
The original randomized controlled trial (RCT) compared mindfulness meditation and exercise to a control condition and showed that these interventions may be effective in reducing acute respiratory infection (ARI) illness burden and costs
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Summary
The original randomized controlled trial (RCT) compared mindfulness meditation and exercise to a control condition and showed that these interventions may be effective in reducing acute respiratory infection (ARI) illness burden and costs. Mindfulness meditation versus exercise in the prevention of acute respiratory infection, possible mechanisms of action: a randomized controlled trial A Zgierska*, C Obasi, R Brown, T Ewers, D Rabago, B Barrett From International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health 2012 Portland, Oregon, USA.
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