Aims: To evaluate factors associated with the practice of transcendental meditation (TM) in the elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with the inclusion of 113 older adults and women, 60 of them practitioners and 53 non-MT practitioners. A semi-structured questionnaire was used as an instrument, composed of sociodemographic, health and TM practice data. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test and binary logistic regression. Results: The average age of practitioners was lower than that of non-practitioners (63.7 ± 4.0 vs. 69.1 ± 6.6 years). Most of the sample had completed higher education (f = 45; 75%; p = 0.001) and received more than three minimum wages (f = 40; 67.8%; p = 0.001). In the group of TM practitioners there was a greater proportion of individuals with excellent / good self-perceived health (91.7% vs 77.4%; p = 0.034), and less hospitalization in the last semester (5% vs 24.5 %; p = 0.003). Older adults who denied hospitalization or the presence of diabetes mellitus (DM) presented, respectively, 5.7 (95% CI OR 1.1 - 28.9) and 4.9 (95% CI OR 1.3 - 19.2) times chance to practice MT. The practice of TM is 80% more likely to be practiced by older adults with better self-perceived health (OR 0.17; 95% CI 0.03 - 0.96). Conclusion: The practice of a holistic activity such as TM is associated with better self-perceived health than older adults of the same age, and less chance of hospitalization in the last semester and the presence of DM.
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机译：旨在评估与老年人的外观冥想（TM）相关的因素。方法：横断面研究，包括113名老年人和女性，其中60名从业者和53名非MT从业者。半结构化问卷用作仪器，由社会渗目，健康和TM实践数据组成。使用Chi-Square测试和二进制逻辑回归进行数据分析。结果：从业者的平均年龄低于非从业者（63.7±4.0与69.1±6.6岁）。大多数样本已完成高等教育（F = 45; 75％; P = 0.001）并获得超过三个最低工资（F = 40; 67.8％; P = 0.001）。在TM从业者组中，具有优异/良好的自我感知健康（91.7％VS 77.4％; P = 0.034），并且在最后一个学期的住院（5％vs 24.5％; P = 0.003 ）。否认住院或糖尿病（DM）的老年人分别呈现，5.7（95％CI或1.1-28.9）和4.9（95％CI或1.3 - 19.2）次练习MT的机会。 TM的实践是80％的人更容易被老年成年人练习，具有更好的自我感知健康（或0.17; 95％CI 0.03 - 0.96）。结论：TM等整体活动的实践与相同年龄的老年人更好的自我感知健康有关，并且在最后一个学期的住院机会较少，并且DM的存在。
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