Effects of meditation therapy on fear of disease progress and mental health among acute myocardial infarction patients
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20200929-04054
- VernacularTitle:静默疗法对急性心肌梗死患者疾病进展恐惧和心理健康的影响
- Author:
Yihui SHEN
1
;
Huihong WANG
;
Fang SHAO
;
Zhiping ZHANG
;
Min LIU
;
Taihua ZHOU
Author Information
1. 江南大学附属医院急诊科，无锡 214000
- Keywords:
Meditation;
Acute myocardial infarction;
Fear of disease progress;
Mental health
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2021;37(30):2340-2345
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effects of meditation therapy on fear of disease progress and mental health among acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients.Methods:Totally, 120 cases of acute myocardial infarction patients admitted to Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University were divided into experimental group and control group according to the enrolled time. 60 patients with AMI treated from June to November 2018 served as the control group and 60 patients with AMI treated from January to May 2019 served as the experimental group. The patients in the control group received routine nursing, the experimental group carried out 4-week meditation therapy based on the routine nursing. Before and after intervention, the effect was assessed by Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF) and Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), respectively.Results:After intervention, the physical health and social family function dimension scores in FoP-Q-SF as well as total FoP-Q-SF scores were (12.78±3.47), (10.45±2.44), (23.24±4.25) points, significantly lower than in the control group (14.33±2.72), (11.59±2.82), (25.91±3.89) points, the difference was statistically significant ( t values were 2.623, 2.277, 3.499, P<0.05); the scores of somatization, compulsion, anxiety, depression and total SCL-90 were (1.26±0.19), (1.42±0.23), (1.19±0.28), (1.20±0.16) and (121.81±9.59) points, significantly lower than (1.83±0.25), (1.68±0.37), (1.82±0.41), (1.71±0.33) and (145.85±9.12) points in the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( t values were from 4.580 to 13.659, P<0.001). Conclusion:Meditation therapy can effectively decrease disease progress and promote mental health in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
