Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
Mantra Meditation To Improve Chronically Impaired Attention After Stroke: An Ongoing Trial Using Single-Case Research Design
Cheryl Carrico, MS, OT/L; Dana Howell, PhD, OTD, OTR/L; John Patterson, MD, MSPH; Richard Andreatta, PhD; Lumy Sawaki, MD, PhD
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA
  • Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Article Information
Complementary/Alternative Approaches / Neurologic Conditions / Stroke / Prevention and Intervention
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
Mantra Meditation To Improve Chronically Impaired Attention After Stroke: An Ongoing Trial Using Single-Case Research Design
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311515330. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO4013
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311515330. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO4013
Abstract

Date Presented 04/05/19

This pilot study investigated the effects of mantra meditation on attention and related daily life participation after stroke. The primary outcome was attention measured with a computerized neuropsychological test. Primary data indicated an effect for one subject only. More research on what client factors or other variables may influence attention- and participation-related outcomes of mantra meditation will lay groundwork for clinical translation studies of this intervention.

Primary Author and Speaker: Cheryl Carrico

Contributing Authors: Dana Howell, John Patterson, Richard Andreatta, Lumy Sawaki