Effect of mindfulness therapy on surgical stressors of patients undergoing elective surgery
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2016.02.004
- VernacularTitle:正念减压疗法对择期手术患者手术应激源的影响
- Author:
Yanling DU
;
Weilian JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mindfulness based stress redution therapy;
selective surgery;
surgical stressors
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2016;15(2):13-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the impact of mindfulness therapy on the surgical stressors of patients undergoing elective surgery. Methods One hundred and twenty patients undergoing elective surgery were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group according to the random number table with 60 in each group. The control group was treated with conventional care intervention and the former with nursing intervention based on mindfulness therapy, body scanning, mindful breathing, mindfulness meditation, walking meditation, mindfulness yoga and mindfulness aspect introspection, besides the conventional one. The intervention effect was compared between the groups by way of the Chinese version perceived stress scale (CPSS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS). Result After the intervention, the scores of the observation group by CPSS, SAS and SDS were all significantly lower as compared to those of the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion Mindfulness therapy can effectively reduce the level of perceived stress in patients undergoing elective surgery and relieve their anxiety and depression , which is conducive to the smooth operation and improvement of the operative quality.
