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KMID : 0607320080170030302
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2008 Volume.17 No. 3 p.302 ~ p.310
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The Effect of Meditation Programs on Stress Responses, Anxiety, and Self-Esteem in Psychiatric Patients
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Jang Sun-Joo
Hah Yang-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of meditation programs on stress responses, anxiety, and self-esteem in psychiatric patients. After the meditation treatment, the experimental group will report a higher degree of decreased Symptoms of Stress(SOS) scores than the control group. The experimental group will report a higher degree of decreased Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI) scores than the control group. In addition, the experimental group will report a higher degree of increased Rosenberg scale scores than the control group.
Methods: Seventeen patients were recruited and were treated with 6 sessions of a meditation program as well as 17 sex-matched control patients. Stress responses were measured using SOS and all subjects performed BAI, the Rosenberg scale and the visual analogue scale.
Results: Compared with the control patients, patients receiving meditation treatment did not show significant reduction in scores of SOS(U=137.500, p=.812), BAI(U=126.500, p=.540) or SOS subscales. There was no significant increase of self-esteem(U=112.500, p=.274) in the meditation treatment group.
Conclusion: This study suggests that meditation programs may be therapeutic by reducing stress responses including psychological and physiological aspects even though there was no statistical significance.
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KEYWORD
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Stress, Anxiety, Self-esteem, Psychiatric patients
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