How Meditation Can Help Ease Anxiety and Stress

The practical course will improve skills in researching improved patient outcomes. In particular, I am striving to achieve the following objectives: 

Objective 1: The presentation of a literature review on the effects of meditation on anxiety considering the following sources; 

Chatwin, H., Stapleton, P., Porter, B., Devine, S., & Sheldon, T. (2016). The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and emotional freedom techniques in reducing depression and anxiety among adults: a pilot study. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal ,  15 (2), 27. 

Dancy, C. (2018). Towards a physio-cognitive model of slow-breathing. 

Edwards, M. K., Rosenbaum, S., & Loprinzi, P. D. (2018). Differential experimental effects of a short bout of walking, meditation, or combination of walking and meditation on state anxiety among young adults.  American Journal of Health Promotion ,  32 (4), 949-958. 

Hoge, E. A., Guidos, B. M., Mete, M., Bui, E., Pollack, M. H., Simon, N. M., & Dutton, M. A. (2017). Effects of mindfulness meditation on occupational functioning and health care utilization in individuals with anxiety.  Journal of Psychosomatic Research ,  95 , 7-11. 

Montero-Marin, J., Garcia-Campayo, J., Pérez-Yus, M. C., Zabaleta-del-Olmo, E., & Cuijpers, P. (2019). Meditation techniques v. relaxation therapies when treating anxiety: a meta-analytic review.  Psychological medicine ,  49 (13), 2118-2133. 

Raffone, A., Marzetti, L., Del Gratta, C., Perrucci, M. G., Romani, G. L., & Pizzella, V. (2019). Toward a brain theory of meditation. In  Progress in brain research  (Vol. 244, pp. 207-232). Elsevier. 

SHYAM, G. (2020). USING BREATHING AND MEDITATIVE TECHNIQUES TO DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY AND ANXIETY: A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.  Society Register ,  4 (2), 149-158. 

Stapleton, P. (2019).  The science behind tapping: A proven stress management technique for the mind and body . Hay House, Inc. 

STARR Cards. (2020, July 02). Retrieved July 22, 2020, from https://samehereglobal.org/starr-cards/ 

Objective 2: The development of a focused health awareness proposal on meditation and alternate nostril breathing and its effect on anxiety levels ( STARR Cards 2020). 

Objective 3: The creation of questionnaires to gather information on how hospital guidelines and policies can be improved to reduce inpatient anxiety levels. 

Conclusion 

The highlighted objectives are clear, and the assessment of their achievement is possible. 

References 

Chatwin, H., Stapleton, P., Porter, B., Devine, S., & Sheldon, T. (2016). The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and emotional freedom techniques in reducing depression and anxiety among adults: a pilot study. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal ,  15 (2), 27. 

Dancy, C. (2018). Towards a physio-cognitive model of slow-breathing. 

Edwards, M. K., Rosenbaum, S., & Loprinzi, P. D. (2018). Differential experimental effects of a short bout of walking, meditation, or combination of walking and meditation on state anxiety among young adults.  American Journal of Health Promotion ,  32 (4), 949-958. 

Hoge, E. A., Guidos, B. M., Mete, M., Bui, E., Pollack, M. H., Simon, N. M., & Dutton, M. A. (2017). Effects of mindfulness meditation on occupational functioning and health care utilization in individuals with anxiety.  Journal of Psychosomatic Research ,  95 , 7-11. 

Montero-Marin, J., Garcia-Campayo, J., Pérez-Yus, M. C., Zabaleta-del-Olmo, E., & Cuijpers, P. (2019). Meditation techniques v. relaxation therapies when treating anxiety: a meta-analytic review.  Psychological medicine ,  49 (13), 2118-2133. 

Raffone, A., Marzetti, L., Del Gratta, C., Perrucci, M. G., Romani, G. L., & Pizzella, V. (2019). Toward a brain theory of meditation. In  Progress in brain research  (Vol. 244, pp. 207-232). Elsevier. 

SHYAM, G. (2020). USING BREATHING AND MEDITATIVE TECHNIQUES TO DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY AND ANXIETY: A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.  Society Register ,  4 (2), 149-158. 

Stapleton, P. (2019).  The science behind tapping: A proven stress management technique for the mind and body . Hay House, Inc. 

STARR Cards. (2020, July 02). Retrieved July 22, 2020, from https://samehereglobal.org/starr-cards/