 Meditation
"Meditation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)
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D019122
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.525.374 E02.190.901.455 F04.754.137.750.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Meditation" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Meditation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meditation" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Heo S, Kang J, Umeakunne E, Lee S, Bertulfo TF, Barb? T, Kim J, Black V, An M, Randolph J. Effects of Meditation Intervention on Self-management in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 38(6):581-592.
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Basu-Ray I, Metri K, Khanra D, Revankar R, Chinnaiyan KM, Raghuram N, Mishra MC, Patwardhan B, Sharma M, Basavaraddi IV, Anand A, Reddy S, Deepak KK, Levy M, Theus S, Levine GN, Cramer H, Fricchione GL, Hongasandra NR. A narrative review on yoga: a potential intervention for augmenting immunomodulation and mental health in COVID-19. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2022 Jul 18; 22(1):191.
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Clarke RD, Morris SL, Wagner EF, Spadola CE, Bursac Z, Fava NM, Hospital M. Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary impact of mindfulness-based yoga among Hispanic/Latinx adolescents. Explore (NY). 2022 May-Jun; 18(3):299-305.
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Heo S, McSweeney J, Ounpraseuth S, Shaw-Devine A, Fier A, Moser DK. Testing a Holistic Meditation Intervention to Address Psychosocial Distress in Patients With Heart Failure: A Pilot Study. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2018 Mar/Apr; 33(2):126-134.
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Matthews E, Carter P, Page M, Dean G, Berger A. Sleep-Wake Disturbance: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Management in Patients With Cancer. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2018 02 01; 22(1):37-52.
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