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

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care 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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Perspectives in Psychiatric Care 医学-护理

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

4.30%

发文量

139

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Perspectives in Psychiatric Care (PPC) is recognized and respected as THE journal for advanced practice psychiatric nurses. The journal provides advanced practice nurses with current research, clinical application, and knowledge about psychiatric nursing, prescriptive treatment, and education. It publishes peer-reviewed papers that reflect clinical practice issues, psychobiological information, and integrative perspectives that are evidence-based. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care includes regular columns on the biology of mental illness and pharmacology, the art of prescribing, integrative perspectives, and private practice issues.