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What is Meditation?

Meditation is a discipline in which the mind is focused on an object of thought or awareness. It usually involves turning attention to a single point of reference. The practice may engender a higher state of consciousness.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 96 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 54 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Treat my mood condition(s) 50 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 32 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 20 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Emotional lability 19 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight

See all 332 patients currently using Meditation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 4
Mild
 4
None
 54

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Meditation

Fatigue 2
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 2
Headaches 1
Problems concentrating 1
Panic attacks 1
Spaced out 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Meditation. See all 71 dosages ►

  daily 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 0.5 hours daily 0.5 hr daily 1 hr daily 2 hr daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily
  11 Number of Patients: 11 20 Number of Patients: 20 8 Number of Patients: 8 12 Number of Patients: 12 13 Number of Patients: 13 77 Number of Patients: 77 10 Number of Patients: 10 18 Number of Patients: 18 16 Number of Patients: 16 28 Number of Patients: 28  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Meditation (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11   Other: 52%
Did not seem to work 7   Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 10%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 5%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 5%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped using Meditation

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Meditation

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Using Meditation

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Meditation

Always
 18 29%
Usually
 21 34%
Sometimes
 22 35%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Meditation

Very
 2 3%
Somewhat
 12 19%
A little
 18 29%
Not at all
 30 48%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Meditation

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 3%
$50-99
 1 3%
$25-49
 1 3%
< $25
 34 92%

Report created on February 12, 2012.