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Breathing awareness meditation and LifeSkills Training programs influence upon ambulatory blood pressure and sodium excretion among African American adolescents.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21185525     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of breathing awareness meditation (BAM), Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST), and health education control (HEC) on ambulatory blood pressure and sodium excretion in African American adolescents.
METHODS: Following 3 consecutive days of systolic blood pressure (SBP) screenings, 166 eligible participants (i.e., SBP >50th-95th percentile) were randomized by school to either BAM (n = 53), LST (n = 69), or HEC (n = 44). In-school intervention sessions were administered for 3 months by health education teachers. Before and after the intervention, overnight urine samples and 24-hour ambulatory SBP, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate were obtained.
RESULTS: Significant group differences were found for changes in overnight SBP and SBP, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate over the 24-hour period and during school hours. The BAM treatment exhibited the greatest overall decreases on these measures (Bonferroni adjusted, ps < .05). For example, for school-time SBP, BAM showed a change of -3.7 mmHg compared with no change for LST and a change of -.1 mmHg for HEC. There was a nonsignificant trend for overnight urinary sodium excretion (p = .07), with the BAM group displaying a reduction of -.92 ± 1.1 mEq/hr compared with increases of .89 ± 1.2 mEq/hr for LST and .58 ± .9 mEq/hr for HEC group.
CONCLUSION: BAM appears to improve hemodynamic function and may affect sodium handling among African American adolescents who are at increased risk for development of cardiovascular disease.
Authors:
Mathew J Gregoski; Vernon A Barnes; Martha S Tingen; Gregory A Harshfield; Frank A Treiber
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-09-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1879-1972     ISO Abbreviation:  J Adolesc Health     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-27     Completed Date:  2011-04-08     Revised Date:  2012-01-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9102136     Medline TA:  J Adolesc Health     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  59-64     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Published by Elsevier Inc.
Affiliation:
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing and Medicine, 99 Jonathon Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. gregoski@musc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
African Americans / statistics & numerical data*
Awareness / physiology
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods*
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Female
Health Promotion / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Hypertension / therapy*
Male
Meditation / methods*
Respiratory Mechanics / physiology*
Sodium / urine*
Treatment Outcome
United States
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL062976-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL062976-01S1/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL062976-02/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL062976-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL062976-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078216-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078216-02/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078216-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078216-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL078216-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7440-23-5/Sodium

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