Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Stress, Heart Rate Variability, Affect, and Wellbeing among People with Schizophrenia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health November 1, 2021 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182211871 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA mindfulness-based stress reduction program, applied once a week for 60 minutes over 8 weeks, significantly decreased perceived stress and negative affect, and significantly improved heart rate variability in community-dwelling people with schizophrenia compared with a control group. The program was an effective nursing intervention for reducing stress and negative affect in this population.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 26 |
| Population | Community-dwelling people with schizophrenia in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based stress reduction program |
| Duration | 8-week intervention |
| Keywords | Medicine Psychology |
| Key finding | The mindfulness-based stress reduction program significantly decreased perceived stress and negative affect and improved heart rate variability in people with schizophrenia. |
Abstract
Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs have been found to be effective in reducing the stress response and improving the psychological wellbeing of various populations. We aimed to confirm the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on perceived stress, heart rate variability, positive and negative affect, and subjective wellbeing of community-dwelling people with schizophrenia. The participants in this study were 26 people with schizophrenia (experimental group: 14, control group: 12) enrolled in two community mental health centers located in Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. In the experimental group, the mindfulness-based stress reduction program was applied once a week for 60 min over 8 weeks. The experimental group showed a significantly greater decrease in perceived stress and negative affect, as well as significantly greater improvement in heart rate variability than the control group. The mindfulness-based stress reduction program was an effective nursing intervention to reduce stress and negative affect in people with schizophrenia.