Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes
Background: High-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) is a measure of parasympathetic nervous system output that has been associated with enhanced self-regulation. Low resting levels of HF-HRV are associated with nicotine dependence and blunted stress-related changes in HF-HRV are associated w...
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| author | Daniel J. Libby Daniel J. Libby Patrick D. Worhunsky Corey E. Pilver Corey E. Pilver Judson A. Brewer Judson A. Brewer |
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| description | Background: High-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) is a measure of parasympathetic nervous system output that has been associated with enhanced self-regulation. Low resting levels of HF-HRV are associated with nicotine dependence and blunted stress-related changes in HF-HRV are associated with decreased ability to resist smoking. Meditation has been shown to increase HF-HRV. However, it is unknown whether tonic levels of HF-HRV or acute changes in HF-HRV during meditation predict treatment responses in addictive behaviors such as smoking cessation. Purpose: To investigate the relationship between HF-HRV and subsequent smoking outcomes. Methods: HF-HRV during resting baseline and during mindfulness meditation was measured within two weeks of completing a 4-week smoking cessation intervention in a sample of 31 community participants. Self-report measures of smoking were obtained at a follow up 17-weeks after the initiation of treatment. Results: Regression analyses indicated that individuals exhibiting acute increases in HF-HRV from resting baseline to meditation smoked fewer cigarettes at follow-up than those who exhibited acute decreases in HF-HRV (b=-4.94, p=.009). Conclusion: Acute changes in HF-HRV in response to meditation may be a useful tool to predict smoking cessation treatment response. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c04fccc2f72c426cb0bd2de77ad1a27a2022-12-22T03:57:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612012-03-01610.3389/fnhum.2012.0005420123Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomesDaniel J. Libby0Daniel J. Libby1Patrick D. Worhunsky2Corey E. Pilver3Corey E. Pilver4Judson A. Brewer5Judson A. Brewer6Yale University School of MedicineVeterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare SystemYale University School of MedicineYale University School of MedicineVeterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare SystemYale University School of MedicineVeterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare SystemBackground: High-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) is a measure of parasympathetic nervous system output that has been associated with enhanced self-regulation. Low resting levels of HF-HRV are associated with nicotine dependence and blunted stress-related changes in HF-HRV are associated with decreased ability to resist smoking. Meditation has been shown to increase HF-HRV. However, it is unknown whether tonic levels of HF-HRV or acute changes in HF-HRV during meditation predict treatment responses in addictive behaviors such as smoking cessation. Purpose: To investigate the relationship between HF-HRV and subsequent smoking outcomes. Methods: HF-HRV during resting baseline and during mindfulness meditation was measured within two weeks of completing a 4-week smoking cessation intervention in a sample of 31 community participants. Self-report measures of smoking were obtained at a follow up 17-weeks after the initiation of treatment. Results: Regression analyses indicated that individuals exhibiting acute increases in HF-HRV from resting baseline to meditation smoked fewer cigarettes at follow-up than those who exhibited acute decreases in HF-HRV (b=-4.94, p=.009). Conclusion: Acute changes in HF-HRV in response to meditation may be a useful tool to predict smoking cessation treatment response.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00054/fullMeditationSmoking CessationHeart rate variabilitymindfulness |
| spellingShingle | Daniel J. Libby Daniel J. Libby Patrick D. Worhunsky Corey E. Pilver Corey E. Pilver Judson A. Brewer Judson A. Brewer Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Meditation Smoking Cessation Heart rate variability mindfulness |
| title | Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes |
| title_full | Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes |
| title_short | Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes |
| title_sort | meditation induced changes in high frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes |
| topic | Meditation Smoking Cessation Heart rate variability mindfulness |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00054/full |
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