Factors associated with transcendental meditation practice in older people
de Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini; Bertolini, Sônia Maria Marques Gomes; Chatalov, Ellis Gilson; Franco, Maura Fernandes; de Lima, Maria do Carmo Correia; Freire, Gabriel Lucas Morais; de Oliveira, Rogéria Vicentini; Nascimento Júnior, José Roberto Andrade do (2020). Factors associated with transcendental meditation practice in older people. Revista de Ciências da Saúde, 10(3), 85–91.
Cross-sectional comparison of 113 older adults in Brazil—60 Transcendental Meditation practitioners and 53 non-practitioners—examining sociodemographic and health factors associated with the practice.
- Year
- 2020
- Journal
- Revista de Ciências da Saúde
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Health
Findings (3)
Health—Aging
In a cross-sectional comparison of 113 older adults in Brazil, the 60 TM practitioners reported better self-perceived health than the 53 non-practitioners (91.7% vs 77.4% good or excellent).
TM program · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Practitioners were younger and more educated on average, and the cross-sectional design cannot establish that TM caused the differences.
TM program · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Health—General
Practitioners reported less hospitalization in the previous semester than non-practitioners (5% vs 24.5%).
TM program · Cross-sectional comparison of groups