1.Introduction
Health professionals, consumers, and patients are becoming increasingly enthusiastic about meditation to patients at some time in the course of their practice[1]. A nationally representative survey of US households in 1998 indicated that almost 1 in 5 consumers had used some from of “mind-body therapy” in the past 12 months, of which meditation was the commonest method [2]. While a survey of cancer sufferers in the UK found that meditative practices were the most popular complementary therapy used by patient group [3].
The vast majority of research meditation is focused on stress-related into meditation is focused on stress-related issues and indeed much of the enthusiasm amongst both health professionals and the general community is derived from these reports. Is meditation effective in reducing occupational stress, and if it is, is it more effective than placebo? Do different approaches to meditation have different effects? Canter explained that the majority of meditation research is characterized by poor methodological quality such that it was not yet possible to determine whether or not meditation is associated with a specific effect beyond that of placebo or simple rest [4]. Probably the most thorough and up to date review of meditation research was published in 2007 by a team led by Ospina, specifically contracted by the US Department of They included both randomized and nonrandomized trials. In their assessment of more than 800 studies, they concluded
“Many uncertainties surround the practice of meditation. Scientific research on meditation practices does not appear to have a common theoretical perspective and is characterized by poor methodological quality. Firm conclusions on the effects of meditation in healthcare cannot be drawn based on the available evidence”
A handful of key methodological and conceptual problems were identified that, if addressed, would significantly advance our understanding about meditation’s potential role in clinical practice. Two problems of particular importance are, first the need for strategies to control for nonspecific
1.Introduction
Health professionals, consumers, and patients are becoming increasingly enthusiastic about meditation to patients at some time in the course of their practice[1]. A nationally representative survey of US households in 1998 indicated that almost 1 in 5 consumers had used some from of “mind-body therapy” in the past 12 months, of which meditation was the commonest method [2]. While a survey of cancer sufferers in the UK found that meditative practices were the most popular complementary therapy used by patient group [3].
The vast majority of research meditation is focused on stress-related into meditation is focused on stress-related issues and indeed much of the enthusiasm amongst both health professionals and the general community is derived from these reports. Is meditation effective in reducing occupational stress, and if it is, is it more effective than placebo? Do different approaches to meditation have different effects? Canter explained that the majority of meditation research is characterized by poor methodological quality such that it was not yet possible to determine whether or not meditation is associated with a specific effect beyond that of placebo or simple rest [4]. Probably the most thorough and up to date review of meditation research was published in 2007 by a team led by Ospina, specifically contracted by the US Department of They included both randomized and nonrandomized trials. In their assessment of more than 800 studies, they concluded
“Many uncertainties surround the practice of meditation. Scientific research on meditation practices does not appear to have a common theoretical perspective and is characterized by poor methodological quality. Firm conclusions on the effects of meditation in healthcare cannot be drawn based on the available evidence”
A handful of key methodological and conceptual problems were identified that, if addressed, would significantly advance our understanding about meditation’s potential role in clinical practice. Two problems of particular importance are, first the need for strategies to control for nonspecific
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