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KMID : 1148620210260010053
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간호와 보건연구
2021 Volume.26 No. 1 p.53 ~ p.61
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The Effects of Walking Meditation on Depression and Quality of Life among Cancer Patients in a Long-Term Care Hospital
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Sun Kwang-Soon
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of walking meditation on cancer patients suffering from depression and their quality of life (QoL) in a long-term care hospital.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group and a pretest-posttest design. Forty-nine cancer patients living in a long-term care hospital participated in the study. The experimental group (n=24) received the 2-week walking meditation program while the control group (n=25) received no such treatment. They all answered questionnaires on depression and QoL. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS PC+ 26.0 through paired t-tests, independent t-tests, and ANCOVA.
Results: There were significant differences in depression (paired t= ?3.944, p=.001) and QoL (paired t=2.443, p=.023) in the experimental group on pretest-posttest. Also, there were significant differences in both depression (F=8.302, p=.001) and QoL (t=2.360, p=.024) between the two groups.
Conclusion: These results suggest that the walking meditation program has positive effects on the depression suffered by cancer patients as well as on their QoL in a long-term care hospital. Thus, this program can be utilized as an effective nursing intervention for cancer patients in long-term care hospitals.
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KEYWORD
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Walking meditation, Depression, Quality of life
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