Effect of abdominal breathing on the female psychopath patients with anxiety or depression
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2012.15.006
- VernacularTitle:腹式呼吸对住院女性精神障碍患者焦虑抑郁情绪的影响
- Author:
Shu-Hong LIU
1
;
Hong-Xia WANG
;
Jing ZHAO
;
Fei-Fei LI
;
Chong-Sheng SONG
;
Da-Chun CHEN
Author Information
1. 北京回龙观医院
- Keywords:
Mental disorder;
Anxiety;
Depression;
Abdominal Breathing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2012;18(15):1756-1758
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the effect of abdominal breathing on the female psychopath with anxiety or depression.Methods 80 cases of the female psychopath patients were divided into 40 cases as the test group and 40 cases as the control group randomly.The two groups received routine care for 8 weeks.Meanwhile,the test group received abdominal breathing treatment additionally.All the patients were assessed with Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) before and after the treatment.Results After the treatment,the test group had less anxiety and depression,as compared with that before the treatment,the difference was statistically significant [ (48.75 ± 8.17) vs (37.60 ± 7.30),(56.50 ±7.91 ) vs (43.20 ±9.22) ;t =10.092,9.321 ; P ＜ 0.05 ] ; The score of anxiety of the test group,as compared with that of the control group,the difference was statistically significant (t =- 10.410,P ＜0.05),also the comparison of the depression between the two groups,the difference was statistically significant ( t =- 9.248,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions Abdominal breathing could effectively ease the anxiety and depression of psychopath patients,and it is better for the psychopath' s rehabilitation.
