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Quality of Life Research
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research 9/2014

01-11-2014

Self-reported health and satisfaction of patients with chronic diseases who meditate: a case–control study

Auteurs: Romy Lauche, Jost Langhorst, Anna Paul, Gustav Dobos, Holger Cramer

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 9/2014

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Abstract

Purpose

While many clinical trials suggest that meditation is effective in reducing disease-related symptoms and increasing quality of life in diseased samples, subjective health benefits associated with the use of meditation under naturalistic conditions have not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in quality of life, mental health, and satisfaction in patients with chronic diseases who regularly use meditation versus those who do not.

Methods

The study applied a case–control design. Patients with chronic diseases who regularly used meditation were selected from a larger observational trial and compared to matched control patients who did not meditate regularly. They were compared in terms of their reported quality of life (SF-36 questionnaire), mental health (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), life and health satisfaction (Questionnaire for Life Satisfaction), and medication usage as well as health locus of control (German version of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale).

Results

A total of 115 meditators and 115 controls were compared. Cases showed higher quality of life on the bodily pain subscale, higher internal and less external health locus of control, and higher life satisfaction than controls. No group differences were found for general health perception, most other aspects of quality of life, anxiety, depression, and medication use and health satisfaction.

Conclusions

Regular practice of meditation was not clearly associated with better health perception in chronically diseased patients. However, those who regularly used meditation reported better pain-related quality of life and are more satisfied with their life.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Self-reported health and satisfaction of patients with chronic diseases who meditate: a case–control study
Auteurs
Romy Lauche
Jost Langhorst
Anna Paul
Gustav Dobos
Holger Cramer
Publicatiedatum
01-11-2014
Uitgeverij
Springer International Publishing
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0714-8

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