Journal article
Short-Form Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Reduces Anxiety and Improves Health-Related Quality of Life in an Inner-City Population
Holistic nursing practice, v 29(2)
01 Mar 2015
PMID: 25658929
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Abstract
Mindfulness-based stress reduction is a mindfulness-based intervention that is an effective treatment modality for many conditions including stress, anxiety, and depression. Using data from 23 patients who completed a short-form mindfulness-based stress reduction course at a federally qualified health center, a quasi-experimental design was used to assess the impact of participation on self-reported anxiety, stress, mindfulness, and quality of life. Mindfulness and stress showed improvements from pre- to posttests, but neither difference achieved statistical significance. Participants showed statistically significant decreases in anxiety (7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale score: 7.8-4.4; P = .005) and improvements in health-related quality of life including the 36-item Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey Mental Component Summary (+9.1; P = .001), Physical Functioning (+6.6; P = .039), Vitality (+16.1; P = .001), Social Functioning (+16.9; P = .003), Role Physical (+16.8; P = .016), and Mental Health (+15.6; P < .001) subscales. These findings suggest that an abbreviated mindfulness-based stress reduction course can serve to reduce anxiety and improve quality of life in an underserved population.
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- Title
- Short-Form Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Reduces Anxiety and Improves Health-Related Quality of Life in an Inner-City Population
- Creators
- Brad Smith - Drexel UniversityKathleen Metzker - Drexel Univ, Stephen & Sandra Sheller St Family Hlth Serv 11, Philadelphia, PA 19123 USARoberta Waite - Drexel Univ, Stephen & Sandra Sheller St Family Hlth Serv 11, Philadelphia, PA 19123 USAPatricia Gerrity - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Holistic nursing practice, v 29(2)
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Shire pharmaceuticals
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000349983300003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84922692075
- Other Identifier
- 991019167855004721
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- Integrative & Complementary Medicine
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