Efeitos da meditação na qualidade de vida de pacientes com alteração de aprendizagem

Áurea Alves Guimarães; Carolina Lisbôa Mezzomo; Denis Altieri de Oliveira Moraes

doi:10.51207/2179-4057.20260004

Authors

Áurea Alves Guimarães Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Carolina Lisbôa Mezzomo Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Denis Altieri de Oliveira Moraes Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51207/2179-4057.20260004

Keywords:

Meditation, Quality of Life, Learning

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of meditation practice associated with psychopedagogical therapy on the quality of life (QoL) of children and adolescents with learning disabilities. With an experimental, quantitative, prospective and longitudinal design, the research was conducted with participants between 8 and 14 years old, divided into two groups: a control group (with only psychopedagogical intervention) and an experimental group (with psychopedagogical intervention associated with meditation). The AUQEI Scale was used to measure QoL in the pre- and post-intervention moments. The intervention lasted up to 7 months, with weekly sessions. The results indicated subtle improvements in quality of life scores, but without overall statistical significance. However, a trend towards significance was observed in the “family” domain and subjective reports of emotional and behavioral evolution in some participants, mainly those exposed to meditation. Even so, the association between meditation and Psychopedagogogy showed promise as a complementary strategy to support children with learning disabilities.

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