Effects of art of meditation on health-related quality of life of glaucoma patients: A pilot feasibility study
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Authors: Hyunsoo Jang, Brian Yu, David Tingey, Michael Motolko, Tony Lin, Ian MacIlraith, Yiannis Iordanous, Larry Allen, Akshya Vasudev, Ronnie Newman, Rookaya Mather, Cindy Hutnik, Monali Malvankar. University of Western Ontario.
Author Disclosure Block:H. Jang: None. B. Yu: None. D. Tingey: None. M. Motolko: None. T. Lin: None. I. MacIlraith: None. Y. Iordanous: None. L. Allen: None. A. Vasudev: None. R. Newman: None. R. Mather: None. C. Hutnik: None. M. Malvankar: None.
Abstract Body:
Purpose: To investigate the effects of Art
of Meditation (AOM) on depression, anxiety, sleep quality, and community
integration on patients with glaucoma.
Study Design: Convenience sampling pilot feasibility study
Methods: Glaucoma patients from the Ivey Eye Institute at St. Joseph's
Hospital were recruited to participate in the study. Fourteen participants were
recruited to standard treatment (ST) group, and another fourteen participants
were recruited to ST with Art of Meditation (AOM) group. Participants in the
AOM group received instructions for AOM and were asked to perform meditation
regularly by themselves while undergoing their usual glaucoma treatments.
Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25), Center for Epidemiological Studies
Depression Scale (CES-D), State and Trait Anxiety Index (STAI), Community
Integration Questionnaire (CIQ), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were
administered at baseline and week-24 follow-up.
Results: Changes in depression (p = 0.0019) and sleep quality (p = 0.004)
were significantly different between the control group and the intervention
group. The intervention group showed reduction in depression compared the
control group. Anxiety symptoms reduced in the intervention group compared to
the control group; however, this difference was not significant. Differences in
community integration and visual function quality of life were not significant
between the two groups.
Conclusions: Art of meditation reduces depressive and anxiety symptoms
and sleep disfunctions in patients with glaucoma. Future studies with greater
sample sizes needs to be conducted to make strong conclusions.