[The Effect of K-MBSR Program on Stress, Stress Coping Style, Depression, Anger and Sleep of Middle Aged Women].
Jeong-Min Park, In-Ryoung Choi
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing April 1, 2016 DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.194 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA Korean adaptation of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (K-MBSR) reduced stress, depression, and state-trait anger in middle-aged women aged 40–59. Fifty-two participants from G city were assigned to either an experimental group receiving eight weekly 2.5-hour sessions or a control group. Compared to controls, the experimental group showed significant decreases in stress, depression, and state-trait anger. No significant changes were reported for stress coping style or sleep. The authors conclude that the K-MBSR program is effective for decreasing these psychological symptoms in this population.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 52 |
| Population | Middle aged women aged 40 to 59 from G city |
| Intervention | Korean Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (K-MBSR) |
| Duration | 8 sessions, once per week, each session 2.5 hours; data collected from February 13 to April 3, 2013 |
| Keywords | Medicine Psychology |
| Key finding | The K-MBSR program significantly decreased stress, depression, and state-trait anger in middle-aged women compared to a control group. |
Abstract
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine a Korean Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (K-MBSR) program for middle aged women and to verify the program's effectiveness on stress, stress coping style, depression, anger and sleep. METHODS Fifty-two women aged from 40 to 59 (26 in the experimental group and 26 in the control group) from G city participated in the study. Data were collected from February 13 to April 3, 2013. The experimental group received 8 sessions, scheduled once a week, with each session lasting two and a half hours. Outcome variables included stress, stress coping style, depression, anger, sleep and a physiological measure (EEG). RESULTS There were significant decreases for stress (t=-2.14, p=.037), depression (t=-2.64, p=.011), state trait anger (t=-3.79, p<.001) in the experimental group compared to the control group. CONCLUSION The findings in this study indicate that the K-MBSR program is an effective program to decrease stress, depression, and state trait anger in middle aged women.