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Trial reportJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2016

Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Kim E Innes, Terry Kit Selfe, Dharma Singh Khalsa, Sahiti Kandati

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kim E InnesDepartment of Epidemiology, West Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Terry Kit SelfeDepartment of Epidemiology, West Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Dharma Singh KhalsaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM and the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Sahiti KandatiDepartment of Epidemiology, West Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV, USA.
West Virginia University · USUniversity of New Mexico · USUniversity of Virginia Health System · US

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Reagan Curtis · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
Yoga and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older WomenK01AT004108 · NCCIH · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI INNES, KAREN-KIM E · 2008 to 2012
$632k
NCCIH NIH HHS K01 AT004108NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOlder adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) are at increased risk not only for Alzheimer's disease, but for poor mental health, impaired sleep, and diminished quality of life (QOL), which in turn, contribute to further cognitive decline, highlighting the need for early intervention.

objectiveIn this randomized controlled trial, we assessed the effects of two 12-week relaxation programs, Kirtan Kriya Meditation (KK) and music listening (ML), on perceived stress, sleep, mood, and health-related QOL in older adults with SCD.

methodsSixty community-dwelling older adults with SCD were randomized to a KK or ML program and asked to practice 12 minutes daily for 12 weeks, then at their discretion for the following 3 months. At baseline, 12 weeks, and 26 weeks, perceived stress, mood, psychological well-being, sleep quality, and health-related QOL were measured using well-validated instruments.

resultsFifty-three participants (88%) completed the 6-month study. Participants in both groups showed significant improvement at 12 weeks in psychological well-being and in multiple domains of mood and sleep quality (p's≤0.05). Relative to ML, those assigned to KK showed greater gains in perceived stress, mood, psychological well-being, and QOL-Mental Health (p's≤0.09). Observed gains were sustained or improved at 6 months, with both groups showing marked and significant improvement in all outcomes. Changes were unrelated to treatment expectancies.

conclusionsFindings suggest that practice of a simple meditation or ML program may improve stress, mood, well-being, sleep, and QOL in adults with SCD, with benefits sustained at 6 months and gains that were particularly pronounced in the KK group.

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AffectMeditationMusic TherapyQuality of LifeSleepAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMemory DisordersMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsStress, PsychologicalAlzheimer's diseasecognitive impairmentmemory complaintsmind-body therapymoodquality of lifesleepstresssubjective

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PMID27079708
PMCPMC5649740
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