Universal Informatics · Research reading room

Effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life of African Americans with Congestive Heart Failure: A Randomized Control Study

Jayadevappa R, Johnson JC, Bloom BS, Nidich S, Desai S, Chhatre S, Raziano DB, Schneider R. · Ethnicity & disease · 2007 · randomised controlled trial, single blind

Original publication · Original publication

Attributed extracts from the research record

“Results indicate that TM can be effective in improving the quality of life and functional capacity of African American congestive heart failure patients.”

Evidence and provenance

Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.

Study design and assessment
design
randomised controlled trial, single blind
assessment
Not recorded
trust Factor
score
2
scope
Paper
status
assessed
randomized Controlled Trial
true
blinding
single
peer Reviewed
true
basis
Randomized controlled design recorded in the publication-specific design or bibliographic indexing.
sources

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17274213/ · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2048830/

review Scope
Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
assessed At
2026-10-27
jadad
status
unassessed
score
Not recorded
evidence
Not recorded
Topics and recorded topic scores
  1. key
    language:i
    title
    Mantra meditation: cognition, creativity, mental health and cardiovascular outcomes
    collection
    language
    trust Score
    2
Citation snapshot and identifiers
id
pmid-17274213
doi
Not recorded
pmid
17274213
citation Snapshot
Not recorded
citations By Collection
language
142
Complete approved library record
id
pmid-17274213
publication Key
Not recorded
aliases
None recorded
title
Effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life of African Americans with Congestive Heart Failure: A Randomized Control Study
journal
Ethnicity & disease
neurotransmitters
None recorded
year
2007
authors
Jayadevappa R, Johnson JC, Bloom BS, Nidich S, Desai S, Chhatre S, Raziano DB, Schneider R.
design
randomised controlled trial, single blind
kind
Journal article
identity Conflict
Not recorded
doi
Not recorded
pmid
17274213
urls

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2048830/ · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17274213/

collections

language

categories

Methods & context

targets
None recorded
priority
1
quotes

“Results indicate that TM can be effective in improving the quality of life and functional capacity of African American congestive heart failure patients.”

summary
limitation
citation Count
142
paper Trust Assessment
score
2
scope
Paper
status
assessed
randomized Controlled Trial
true
blinding
single
peer Reviewed
true
basis
Randomized controlled design recorded in the publication-specific design or bibliographic indexing.
sources

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17274213/ · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2048830/

review Scope
Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
assessed At
2026-10-27
citations By Collection
language
142
topics
  1. key
    language:i
    title
    Mantra meditation: cognition, creativity, mental health and cardiovascular outcomes
    collection
    language
    trust Score
    2
journal Key
ethnicityanddisease
journal Label
Ethnicity & disease
chapter Entries
  1. id
    language-i-pmid-17274213
    record Id
    pmid-17274213
    title
    Effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life of African Americans with Congestive Heart Failure: A Randomized Control Study
    journal
    Ethnicity & disease
    year
    2007
    authors
    Jayadevappa R, Johnson JC, Bloom BS, Nidich S, Desai S, Chhatre S, Raziano DB, Schneider R.
    design
    randomised controlled trial, single blind
    urls

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2048830/ · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17274213/

    quotes
      1. text
        “Results indicate that TM can be effective in improving the quality of life and functional capacity of African American congestive heart failure patients.”
        emphasis
        false
    citation Count
    142
    source Pages

    5

    targets
    None recorded
    categories

    Methods & context

    doi
    Not recorded
    pmid
    17274213
    paper Trust Assessment
    score
    2
    scope
    Paper
    status
    assessed
    randomized Controlled Trial
    true
    blinding
    single
    peer Reviewed
    true
    basis
    Randomized controlled design recorded in the publication-specific design or bibliographic indexing.
    sources

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17274213/ · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2048830/

    review Scope
    Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
    assessed At
    2026-10-27
    collection
    language
    chapter Number
    1
    topic Id
    i
    topic Title
    Mantra meditation: cognition, creativity, mental health and cardiovascular outcomes
    trust Score
    2
jadad
status
unassessed
score
Not recorded
condition Evidence
None recorded
conditions
None recorded
topic Trust Scores

2

full Text
status
not-indexed
retrieval Available
false

Open this publication in the interactive library