MEDITAÇÃO, ANSIEDADE E QUALIDADE DE VIDA EM MINORIAS SEXUAIS.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of meditation on anxiety and quality of life in sexual and gender minorities. This is a randomized clinical trial, 23 individuals participated in the experimental group and 19 in the control. There was a decrease in the averages of state anxiety, when comparing the pre-test (51.87±10.20) with the 4th week (42.70±12.85) and the 8th week of meditation (41.12±14, 02) in the experimental group (ρ = 0.015). There was no statistically significant effect of meditation on quality of life, although this mean increased during practice. Meditation can be a nurse mental health care strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]