The Effect of Mindfulness on Family Stress and Anxiety in Caring for Schizophrenia Patients in City of Sukabumi
Lia Novianty
Jurnal Keperawatan Komprehensif July 31, 2023 DOI: 10.33755/jkk.v9i3.597 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Families caring for schizophrenia patients |
| Intervention | Mindfulness |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness practice was reported to affect anxiety and stress in both control and intervention groups, with differences in mean anxiety and stress scores between groups. The authors conclude that mindfulness therapy reduces family stress and anxiety in caring for schizophrenia patients. |
Abstract
Aims: To determine the effect of mindfulness on family stress and anxiety in caring for schizophrenia patients.
Methods: This research design is a quasi experiment using a pretest-posttest control group design approach. The study population, families who care for schizophrenia patients with a sample of 30 people using purposive sampling technique. Data analysis using univariate analysis with mean value, and standard deviation, bivariate analysis using paired t-test and independent t-test.
Results: Shows that mindfulness practice affects anxiety of control & intervention group (p: 0.000) and stress of control & intervention group (0.000). There is a difference in the mean value of anxiety of the control & intervention group (0.000) and stress of the control & intervention group (0.000).
Conclusion: Mindfulness is a psychological intervention that promotes acceptance, understanding, and self-efficacy in families caring for schizophrenia patients, reducing stress, burden, and anxiety it is concluded that there is an effect of mindfulness therapy on family stress and anxiety in caring for schizophrenia patients.
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| Being present in the face of existential threat: The role of trait mindfulness in reducing defensive responses to mortality salience. | 2010 | Experimental study | |
| Neural correlates of mindfulness meditation-related anxiety relief Healthy adults with no prior meditation experience | 2013 | Within-subjects experimental study | n = 15 |
| Intensive mindfulness training-related changes in cognitive and emotional experience Community adults | 2009 | Quasi-experimental and longitudinal | n = 69 |
| Prospective examination of synthetic 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine inhalation: effects on salivary IL-6, cortisol levels, affect, and non-judgment Volunteers | 2019 | Within-subjects experimental study | n = 11 |