Hygiene and Preventive Medicine
Intervention effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on housebound elders with depression
Meng Deng, Fengmei Xing, Yuding Hu, Kun Yang, Xiaoli Zhang, Fenglan Wang
Published 2018-11-20
Cite as Chin J Behav Med & Brain Sci, 2018, 27(11): 1031-1034. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2018.11.015
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of mindfulness decompression therapy on the housebound elders with depression.
MethodsBy the stratified random sampling method, screening 1 371 more than 60 year old people in the community, 86 cases housebound elders with depression were randomly divided into intervention group and control group.Intervention group received mindfulness decompression therapy intervention, and control group with blank control. The housebound state assessment scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were evaluated before intervention, 4 weeks after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention.
ResultsDuring the intervention period, 3 cases were dropped out, 83 cases were all included(41 cases in the intervention group and 42 cases in the control group). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the general situation before the intervention (P>0.05), and the balance between the two groups was comparable. After intervention, the total score of housebound (8.4±2.0) and the total score of depression (12.2±4.3) in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).
ConclusionMindfulness-based stress reduction can effectively improve the depression and housebound condition of the elderly.
Key words:
Mindfulness-based stress reduction; Housebound elders; Depression
Contributor Information
Meng Deng
Nursing and Rehabilitation College of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Fengmei Xing
Nursing and Rehabilitation College of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Yuding Hu
Nursing and Rehabilitation College of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Kun Yang
Nursing and Rehabilitation College of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Xiaoli Zhang
Nursing and Rehabilitation College of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
Fenglan Wang
Nursing and Rehabilitation College of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
