Effects of mindfulness intervention on the mindfulness, psychological health and quality of life for uremia patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.30.013
- VernacularTitle:心智觉知干预对尿毒症患者心智觉知度、心理健康及生活质量的影响
- Author:
Xuefang XU
1
;
Jingyue WU
;
Qiandi LU
;
Jinzhu SUN
;
Yixiang LI
;
Rongrong HU
Author Information
1. 214002 江苏省无锡市第二人民医院肾内科
- Keywords:
Uremia;
Quality of life;
Psychological health;
Mindfulness intervention;
Mindfulness
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(30):4347-4350,4351
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze effects of mindfulness intervention on mindfulness, psychological health and quality of life for uremia patients. Methods A total of 82 uremia patients in Wuxi No.2 People′s Hospital from January 2013 to July 2015 were randomly assigned to the intervention group ( n=41) and the control group ( n=41). Patients in the control group were given routine nursing, while patients in the intervention group were given additional mindfulness intervention. The classification of mindfulness, the status of psychological health and quality of life scores after 8 weeks intervention and before the intervention were compared between two groups. Results After 8 weeks′ intervention, the grading state of mindfulness in the intervention group was obviously superior to the control group. The scores of interpersonal relationship, somatization, compulsion, depression, anxiety, crankiness, fear, nervousness and the total score were significantly lower than those of the control group ( P<0.05) . Quality of life scores in the intervention group (74.22±11.17) was higher than the control group (65.78±10.45)(P<0.05).Conclusions Mindfulness-based intervention is conducive to improve mindfulness of uremia patients and reduce patients′ negative mental states and it is of great significance to improve the quality of life.