Impact of Meditation-Based Lifestyle Practices on Mindfulness, Wellbeing, and Plasma Telomerase Levels: A Case-Control Study.
| Title: | Impact of Meditation-Based Lifestyle Practices on Mindfulness, Wellbeing, and Plasma Telomerase Levels: A Case-Control Study. |
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| Authors: | Dasanayaka NN; Research Promotion and Facilitation Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.; Sirisena ND; Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.; Samaranayake N; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
| Source: | Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2022 Mar 04; Vol. 13, pp. 846085. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 04 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Review |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101550902 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1664-1078 (Print) Linking ISSN: 16641078 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Front Psychol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Pully, Switzerland : Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Abstract: | Meditation involves psychophysical training which can result in a range of benefits including creating a calm mind and increasing self-awareness, relaxation, and tranquility. Increasing evidence, mostly based on short-term focused interventions, suggests that meditation-based activities may also have favorable effects on physical wellbeing including cellular aging. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate if continued practice of meditation benefited quality of life, state of mindfulness, and plasma telomerase level in healthy adults. 30 long-term and skilled meditators were recruited from meditation centers in different parts of the island following a two-tier screening process of 70 eligible participants and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy non-meditators were recruited from the community. Mindfulness level and the quality of life were measured using the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and Quality of Life Questionnaire, respectively, while the levels of plasma telomerase enzyme were measured using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Skilled meditators had a better mindfulness level (p |
| Competing Interests: | The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: case-control; healthy aging; meditation; mindfulness; plasma telomerase; quality of life |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20220321 Latest Revision: 20220322 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC8931770 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.846085 |
| PMID: | 35310206 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Review