Effects of an On-Campus Meditation Course on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Sleep Quality among South Korean Paramedic Students

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-05-11 DOI:10.1155/2023/3003004

Y. Yoo, M. Yun, In-Soo Lee, Hyeyoung Kim, Sang-Gyun Roh, Boas Yu

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Abstract

Background. Paramedic students frequently face various stressful and challenging situations as they work in emergency medical settings. Currently, research studies on utilizing meditation courses as a part of the curriculum to improve the mental health of paramedic students in Korea are lacking. Methods. For this quasiexperimental study, a nonequivalent group pretest and post-test research design was used. The study sample comprised 55 paramedic students from two similar-sized universities in different locations: 27 in the experimental group and 28 in the control group. The experimental group participated in an eight-week meditation course, while the control group did not receive any interventions during the same time period. Results. The results indicated that compared with the control group, the experimental group had significantly decreased anxiety ( p = 0.047 ) and stress levels ( p = 0.044 ) and improved sleep quality ( p = 0.041 ). The change in depression levels did not significantly differ between the groups ( p = 0.419 ). Conclusions. The inclusion of a meditation course within college curriculums for paramedic students is feasible and may benefit students in terms of stress, anxiety, and sleep quality.

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校园冥想课程对韩国护理学生抑郁、焦虑、压力和睡眠质量的影响

背景护理专业的学生在紧急医疗环境中工作时，经常面临各种压力和挑战。目前，韩国缺乏将冥想课程作为课程的一部分来改善护理学生心理健康的研究。方法。在这项准实验研究中，使用了一种不等价的组前测试和后测试研究设计。研究样本包括来自不同地区两所规模相似的大学的55名护理学生：实验组27名，对照组28名。实验组参加了为期八周的冥想课程，而对照组在同一时间段内没有接受任何干预。后果结果表明，与对照组相比，实验组显著降低了焦虑（p=0.047）和压力水平（p=0.044），改善了睡眠质量（p=0.041）。两组之间抑郁水平的变化没有显著差异（p=0.419）。结论。将冥想课程纳入护理专业学生的大学课程是可行的，可能会使学生在压力、焦虑和睡眠质量方面受益。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.