Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on negative emotions in elderly patients with chronic heart failure
Hongxia Zhao, Yuan Yuan, Changying Chen
Zhonghua xiandai huli zazhi July 6, 2018 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.19.020 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 148 |
| Population | Elderly patients with chronic heart failure receiving standard medication therapy |
| Interventions | Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) health education |
| Duration | 8 weeks of training |
| Measures | Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness (MUNSH) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 6 |
| Key findings | Eight weeks of mindfulness-based stress reduction training reduced anxiety and depression scores and increased positive and total happiness scores in elderly patients with chronic heart failure, compared with health education alone. The authors conclude that MBSR training can improve anxiety, depression, and subjective happiness in this population. |
Abstract
Objective: To study the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training on the negative emotions in elderly patients with chronic heart failure.
Methods: A total of 148 cases of elderly patients with chronic heart failure undergoing standard medication therapy for heart failure from February 2015 to February 2016 in the Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were recruited and divided in to experimental group (n=72) and control group (n=76) randomly. The patients of the control group were given health education, which on the basis of health education, the patients of the experimental group received MBSR training. After eight weeks of training, the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness (MUNSH) were applied for patients' anxiety, depression and happiness in the two groups.
Results: After MBSR training, the scores of SAS, SDS and the negative score of MUNSH decreased in the experimental group (t=9.07, 2.59, 1.87; P<0.05). The positive and total score of MUNSH increased in the experimental group (t=4.19, 3.49; P<0.05).
Conclusions: MBSR training can improve anxiety, depression and subjective happiness in elderly patients with heart failure. Key words: Anxiety; Depression; Chronic heart failure; Mindfulness-based stress reduction; Subjective happiness
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |