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Meditation May Benefit Anxiety, Depression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Channel: Krish Murali Eswar · 2017 · Education

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Meditation May Benefit Anxiety,
Depression in Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis

SKY meditation is associated with
improvements in quality-of-life
measures, depression, and
anxiety over time compared with
usual care in patients with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Being in the moment, aware,
open, and with a flexible
attitude is crucial to cope
with the challenges that the
disease may bring.

ALS is a progressive
neurodegenerative disorder
resulting in muscle
weakness and wasting.

Patients eventually lose
the ability to speak, swallow,
move, and breathe independently
and will die from respiratory
failure within 3 to 5 years.

The investigators conducted
an open-label, randomized
controlled trial comparing
an 8-week meditation training
and usual care in
patients with ALS.

Participants were assessed
with the ALS-Specific Quality
of Life Revised scale,
the Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale at baseline
and months 2, 6, and 12.

The study enrolled and randomly
assigned 100 participants
with ALS 1-to-1 into a usual
care and a meditation group.

There were no significant
differences between the groups
at baseline, including quality
of life, anxiety, or depression.

The investigators found that
meditation training was
associated with improvements
over time for patients with 
ALS, depression and anxiety.

Improvements were also observed
for trends in negative emotions
and interactions in
the meditation group.

The researchers ultimately
concluded that meditation
"can be integrated in current
multidisciplinary care and
may represent a new way to
enhance the [quality of life]
in people with ALS.

Meditation practice, for those
who are interested, can be a
very helpful resource against
stress and depressive thoughts.

Meditation teaches how to talk
to the self, which can be used
to improve acceptance of the
lack of movements in
advanced ALS stages.

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