Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Stress, Heart Rate Variability, Affect, and Wellbeing among People with Schizophrenia

Ae Sil Kim, Mi Heui Jang and Min Jung Sun
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Ae Sil Kim: Department of Nursing, Yeungnam University College, Daegu 42415, Korea
Mi Heui Jang: College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
Min Jung Sun: College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs have been found to be effective in reducing the stress response and improving the psychological wellbeing of various populations. We aimed to confirm the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on perceived stress, heart rate variability, positive and negative affect, and subjective wellbeing of community-dwelling people with schizophrenia. The participants in this study were 26 people with schizophrenia (experimental group: 14, control group: 12) enrolled in two community mental health centers located in Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. In the experimental group, the mindfulness-based stress reduction program was applied once a week for 60 min over 8 weeks. The experimental group showed a significantly greater decrease in perceived stress and negative affect, as well as significantly greater improvement in heart rate variability than the control group. The mindfulness-based stress reduction program was an effective nursing intervention to reduce stress and negative affect in people with schizophrenia.

Keywords: schizophrenia; stress; mindfulness; affect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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