The Effect of Meditation Programs on Stress Responses, Anxiety, and Self-Esteem in Psychiatric Patients
Sun Joo Jang, Yang Sook Hah
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing September 30, 2008 DOI: 10.12934/jkpmhn.2008.17.3.302 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 34 |
| Population | Psychiatric patients |
| Intervention | Meditation program |
| Duration | 6 sessions |
| Measures | Symptoms of Stress (SOS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Rosenberg scale, visual analogue scale |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Citations | 7 |
| Key findings | Meditation did not significantly reduce SOS scores (U = 137.500, p = .812), BAI scores (U = 126.500, p = .540), or SOS subscales, nor significantly increase self-esteem (U = 112.500, p = .274). The authors suggest meditation may be therapeutic despite no statistical significance. |
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of meditation programs on stress responses, anxiety, and self-esteem in psychiatric patients. After the meditation treatment, the experimental group will report a higher degree of decreased Symptoms of Stress(SOS) scores than the control group. The experimental group will report a higher degree of decreased Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI) scores than the control group.In addition, the experimental group will report a higher degree of increased Rosenberg scale scores than the control group.
Methods: Seventeen patients were recruited and were treated with 6 sessions of a meditation program as well as 17 sex-matched control patients. Stress responses were measured using SOS and all subjects performed BAI, the Rosenberg scale and the visual analogue scale.
Results: Compared with the control patients, patients receiving meditation treatment did not show significant reduction in scores of SOS(U = 137.500, p = .812), BAI(U = 126.500, p = .540) or SOS subscales. There was no significant increase of self-esteem(U = 112.500, p = .274) in the meditation treatment group.Conclusion: This study suggests that meditation programs may be therapeutic by reducing stress responses including psychological and physiological aspects even though there was no statistical significance.
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