Effectiveness of Meditation SKT 3 on Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile and Cardiovascular Risk among Hypertensive Patients with Dyslipidemia
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This is a quasi-experimental research. The objective was to compare blood pressure levels, blood lipid levels and cardiovascular risk levels among experimental group, measuring before and after the experiment and between experimental with control group. The sample group was patients who had high blood pressure and abnormal blood lipids, who came to receive treatment at Huaymang tambon health promotion hospital and Banfai tambon health promotion hospital, Nam Pad District, Uttaradit Province. There were 60 person and divided for experimental and control group with 30 person per group. The sample was selected by inclusion criteria. The research instrument 1) Interview personal and clinical data. 2) Meditation SKT 3 program, and 3) Meditation SKT 3 practice record. Data were analyzed using descriptive and t-test statistics.The results found, 1) the experimental group were mean systolic blood pressure, mean diastolic blood pressure, mean level of cholesterol and mean of cardiovascular risk level significant lower than before the experiment (p<.001) and the experimental group were mean level of triglycerides and mean level of low density lipoprotein significant lower than before the experiment (p<.05). 2) The experimental group were mean systolic blood pressure and mean level of cholesterol significant lower than the control group (p<.001) and the experimental group were mean diastolic blood pressure and mean level of low-density lipoprotein significant lower than the control group (p<.05).The results of this study show that meditation SKT 3 can be used to partially control blood pressure, blood lipid and reduce to the cardiovascular risk.
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