Piloting Test of a Mindfulness Meditation Intervention to Reduce Stress in Younger Stroke Patients

Abstract

Introduction. The population of younger people having strokes is growing. Persons who are younger and have a stroke have specific stressors after a stroke that those over 60 may not experience (e.g., ability to earn an income, provide for a family, returning to work, etc.). Aim. In order to address some of these age-specific stressors, new and novel approaches to stress mediation are needed. In order to address this gap in the literature this study piloted a mindfulness meditation with younger in hospital