RESUMEN
Meditation has been a spiritual and healing tradition for centuries. In 1972, Keith Wallace and Herbert Benson published a landmark article looking at meditation from a scientific perspective. The author reviewed their article, plus selected scientific literature on meditation since that time, to see if there was enough evidence to warrant the inclusion of meditation in the treatment protocols of serious disease. This review, plus an illustrative case study, demonstrated that such inclusion is warranted and further research is necessary.
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Cefalea/rehabilitación , Meditación/métodos , Relaciones Metafisicas Mente-Cuerpo , Accidentes de Tránsito , Adulto , Electroencefalografía , Lóbulo Frontal/patología , Traumatismos Cerrados de la Cabeza/complicaciones , Traumatismos Cerrados de la Cabeza/diagnóstico , Cefalea/diagnóstico , Cefalea/etiología , Humanos , Masculino , Curación Mental , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To explore the potential benefits of using motion sickness bands (MSBs) to control nausea and vomiting in a hospice-based patient population. METHODS: A nonblinded, yearlong observational study. RESULTS: From February 2003 to February 2004, 33 patients entered into the study. The mean age of the study cohort was 67 years, with a predominance of females to males and cancer as the most common admitting diagnosis. Twenty-nine of the 33 patients studied showed a positive response to the intervention for a response rate of 88 percent. CONCLUSIONS: MSBs demonstrated efficacy in controlling nausea and vomiting in a group of hospice patients. Added benefits of patient empowerment and financial savings also were noted. Further study is warranted.