Stress and Blood Pressure in Dementia Caregivers: The Moderator Role of Mindfulness.

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that a high level of trait mindfulness may have protective effect on BP when caregivers face high levels of stress. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Mindfulness seems to be an important variable with potential for buffering the effects of caregiving stressors on caregivers' blood pressure. PMID: 30560734 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research