CLINICAL RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS
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Liebowitz RS, Wolever RQ, Smith L, Brantley J, Moon
S, Edelman D, Olsen M, Jeffreys AS, Oddone EZ, Gaudet TW.
The effect of mind-body techniques on resilience: the
multidimensional integrative medicine intervention to improve cardiovascular
risk.
Duke Center for Integrative Medicine liebo001@mc.duke.edu
PURPOSE: To determine if various mind-body techniques
practiced over a 10 month period increased the measured level of resilience.
METHODS: A 10-month randomized, controlled trial
was conducted at the Duke University Center for Integrative Medicine.
Patients were age 45 or older with one or more known cardiovascular
risk factors. Patients in the intervention arm worked with a health
care coach to develop a personalized health plan. As part of the process,
the health care coach taught several techniques for eliciting the relaxation
response through mind-body techniques.
RESULTS: The main outcome measure was the 10-month
change from baseline in the Connor- Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
score. A statistically significant difference was seen between the CD-RISC
mean scores at baseline and 10 months for both the intervention and
control arms. In addition, comparison of the CD-RISC score at 10 months
between the intervention 84.2 (81.1, 87.2) and control arms 79.1 (76.2,
82.0) revealed a statistically significant difference (p=0.0069). Of
the 77 subjects randomized to the intervention arm, 56 completed the
study with 52 included in the final analysis. Further analysis within
the intervention arm revealed that each hour spent in mind-body approaches
was associated with a .08 increase (P=.002) in measured resilience by
the CD-RISC scale.
CONCLUSION: Mind-body techniques demonstrated
the ability to increase measured resilience.
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