The effectiveness of a stress coping program based on mindfulness meditation on the stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by nursing students in Korea
- Authors
- Kang, Yune Sik; Choi, So Young; Ryu, Eunjung
- Issue Date
- Jul-2009
- Publisher
- CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
- Keywords
- Meditation; Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Nursing students
- Citation
- NURSE EDUCATION TODAY, v.29, no.5, pp 538 - 543
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
- Volume
- 29
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 538
- End Page
- 543
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/55440
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.12.003
- ISSN
- 0260-6917
1532-2793
- Abstract
- This study examined the effectiveness of a stress coping program based on mindfulness meditation on the stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by nursing students in Korea. A nonequivalent, control group, pre-posttest design was used. A convenience sample of 41 nursing students were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 21) and control groups (n = 20). Stress was measured with the PWI-SF (5-point) developed by Chang. Anxiety was measured with Spieberger's state anxiety inventory. Depression was measured with the Beck depression inventory. The experimental group attended 90-min sessions for eight weeks. No intervention was administered to the control group. Nine participants were excluded from the analysis because they did not complete the study due to personal circumstances, resulting in 16 participants in each group for the final analysis. Results for the two groups showed (1) a significant difference in stress scores (F = 6.145, p = 0.020), (2) a significant difference in anxiety scores (F = 6.985, p = 0.013), and (3) no significant difference in depression scores (t = 1.986, p = 0.056). A stress coping program based on mindfulness meditation was an effective intervention for nursing students to decrease their stress and anxiety, and could be used to manage stress in student nurses. In the future, long-term studies should be pursued to standardize and detail the program, with particular emphasis on studies to confirm the effects of the program in patients with diseases, such as cancer. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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