Mindfulness training for coping with hot flashes: results of a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of participation in a mindfulness training program (mindfulness-based stress reduction, [MBSR]) on the degree of bother from hot flashes and night sweats.

Methods

This study was a randomized trial of 110 late perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women experiencing an average of 5 or more moderate or severe hot flashes (including night sweats)/day. A wait-list control (WLC) was used with 3-month postintervention follow-up. The main outcome was the degree of bother from hot flashes and night sweats in the previous 24 hours. Secondary measures were hot flash intensity, quality of life, insomnia, anxiety, and perceived stress.

Results

Baseline average (SD) hot flash frequency was 7.87 (3.44) and 2.81 (1.76) nigh

SUBMITTER: Carmody JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3123409 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature