Study on the Effect of Self-Help Mindfulness Therapy on Rumination in Patients with Depression
Ling Jiang, Sijia Mao, Minfang Qian, Lili Wang
Journal of Clinical and Nursing Research August 12, 2024 DOI: 10.26689/jcnr.v8i7.7860 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 120 |
| Population | Patients with depression admitted to the Department of Psychosomatic Disorders of a hospital between January 2020 and January 2023 |
| Interventions | Self-help mindfulness therapy conventional nursing care |
| Topics | Depression Meditation |
| Key findings | Self-help mindfulness therapy, added to conventional nursing, was associated with lower clinical symptom and rumination scores and higher positive psychological and self-esteem scores than conventional nursing alone in patients with depression. The authors conclude it can improve symptoms, rumination, positive psychological state, and self-esteem. |
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the nursing effect of self-help mindfulness therapy for patients with depression.
Methods: 120 cases of depression patients admitted to the Department of Psychosomatic Disorders of our hospital between January 2020 and January 2023 were selected. After being grouped by the random draw method, 60 cases in the observation group adopted self-help mindfulness therapy and 60 cases in the control group adopted conventional nursing care, the nursing effects were subsequently compared.
Results: Before nursing, there was no difference in the comparison of clinical symptom scores, rumination scores, positive psychological scores, and self-esteem scores between the two groups (P > 0.05). After nursing, the clinical symptom scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group; the rumination scores were lower than those of the control group; the positive psychological scores were higher than those of the control group; and the self-esteem scores were higher than those of the control group, and all of them were statistically significant (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Self-help mindfulness therapy can improve the clinical symptoms of patients with depression and their rumination, and enhance their positive psychological state and self-esteem level, which has high nursing advantages.
Comparable studies
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