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 (PNS) 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 associa...
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| author | Libby, D Worhunsky, P Pilver, C al., E |
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| description | Background: High-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) is a measure of parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) 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 = -4.89, p = 0.008). 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 | oxford-uuid:2bbd6961-b5ab-49b1-a467-15494c2a73ae2022-03-26T12:32:50ZMeditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:2bbd6961-b5ab-49b1-a467-15494c2a73aeEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordFrontiers Research Foundation2012Libby, DWorhunsky, PPilver, Cal., EBackground: High-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) is a measure of parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) 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 = -4.89, p = 0.008). Conclusion: Acute changes in HF-HRV in response to meditation may be a useful tool to predict smoking cessation treatment response.. |
| spellingShingle | Libby, D Worhunsky, P Pilver, C al., E Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes |
| 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 |
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