Research Article

The Effects of Meditation on Perceived Stress and Related Indices of Psychological Status and Sympathetic Activation in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Their Caregivers: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Change over time in indices of psychosocial status, sleep, memory functioning, and sympathetic activation in adults with cognitive impairment and their caregivers ( participants).

BaselinePosttreatment
(Mean ± SE)(Mean ± SE)

Mood, stress and sleep quality
 Perceived stress scale 0.03
 General sleep disturbance scale
  Total 0.02
  Daytime fatigue 0.04
  Daytime alertness NS
  Sleep duration 0.04
  Sleep medication NS
 Profile of mood states
  Total 0.07
  Tension/anxiety NS
  Confusion NS
  Depression 0.01
  Anger/hostility 0.09
  Vigor NS
  Fatigue NS
Memory functioning scale
 Total NS
 Frequency forgetfulness NS
 Seriousness of forgetting NS
 Retrospective memory functioning 0.04
 Mnemonic NS
Measures related to sympathetic activation
 Heart rate (average) NS
 Systolic blood pressure (average) 0.004
 Diastolic blood pressure (average) 0.07

*Repeated measures ANOVA.
NS: .