Effectiveness of Meditation on Stress Among Clients with Heart Diseases at Selected Hospitals, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
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Abstract
Background: Cardiovascular disease is any disorder that affects the heart's ability to function normally. It is one of the leading causes of death in world. According to the world Health Organization, estimate 17 million people worldwide die of CVD each year
Stress is dangerous to the heart. Stress hormones speed up the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and make the heart and blood vessels more likely to overreact in the event of a future stressful event. Stress is also linked to high blood pressure, blood clots, and in some cases, even stroke. The overall aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of mediation on stress among
clients with heart diseases.1,2
Methods: Quantitative approach with quasi experimental non equivalent control group design was adopted to accomplish the objectives. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample of 60 clients with heart disease
with stress in which 30 in each experimental and control group. The data were collected using Interview method.
Results: The results showed that the pre test level of stress before the intervention i.e. meditation was 23.7 mean with standard deviation 5.54 and it was decreased to 14.6 mean with standard deviation 4.60 and the paired 't' value was 6.94. This shows
that there was a significant relationship between pre and post test level of stress among the clients with heart diseases.
Conclusion: The study attempted to assess the effectiveness of meditation on stress among the clients with heart diseases and found that meditation was effective in reducing the level of stress among the clients with heart diseases.
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