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Effects of Breathing-Based Meditation on Earthquake-Affected Health Professionals.
- Source :
- Holistic Nursing Practice; May/Jun2017, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p177-182, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- On March 11, 2013, the Great East Japan Earthquake (magnitude 9) hit the northern part of Japan (Tohoku), killing more than 15 000 people and leaving long-lasting scars, including psychological damage among evacuees, some of whom were health professionals. Little is known about meditation efficacy on disaster-affected health professionals. The present study investigated the effects of breathing-based meditation on seminar participants who were health professionals who had survived the earthquake. This study employed a mixed methods approach, using both survey data and handwritten qualitative data. Quantitative results of pre- and postmeditation practice indicated that all mood scales (anger, confusion, depression, fatigue, strain, and vigor) were significantly improved (N = 17). Qualitative results revealed several common themes (emancipation from chronic and bodily senses; holistic sense: transcending mind-body; re-turning an axis in life through reflection, self-control, and/or gratitude; meditation intomundane, everydaylife; and coming outofpain in the aftermath ofthe earthquake) that had emerged as expressions of participant meditation experiences. Following the 45-minute meditation session, the present study participants reported improvements in all psychological states (anger, confusion, depression, fatigue, strain, and vigor) in the quantitative portion, which indicated efficacy of the meditation. Our analysis of the qualitative portion revealed what and how participants felt during meditating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANGER
BREATHING exercises
COGNITION disorders
STATISTICAL correlation
MENTAL depression
FATIGUE (Physiology)
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL personnel
MEDITATION
NATURAL disasters
PROBABILITY theory
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
T-test (Statistics)
QUALITATIVE research
SAMPLE size (Statistics)
DATA analysis
QUANTITATIVE research
THEMATIC analysis
PRE-tests & post-tests
DATA analysis software
MEDICAL coding
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08879311
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Holistic Nursing Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123119434
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000211