正念训练在改善医学学生的压力,抑郁和焦虑方面的有效性
Ahmed M Alzahrani1,2, Ahmed Hakami3, Ahmad AlHadi4,5
1University Family Medicine Center, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PloS one
|October 31, 2023
概括
基于正念的压力减轻 (MBSR) 有效地减少了沙特医学学生的焦虑和抑郁. 更高的出席率与压力,焦虑和正念的更大改善相关,观察到显著的性别差异.
科学领域:
- 精神病学和行为科学
- 医学教育 医学教育
背景情况:
- 医学学生面临严重的精神困扰,沙特阿拉伯对有效干预措施的研究有限.
- 基于正念的压力减轻 (MBSR) 是一个有希望的减轻心理痛苦的计划.
研究的目的:
- 评估MBSR在改善正念和减少沙特医学学生压力,焦虑和抑郁症方面的有效性.
- 探索MBSR会议出席率与其心理益处之间的关联.
- 检查对MBSR计划的性别特异反应.
主要方法:
- 一个分层的随机受控试验,涉及沙特阿拉伯利雅得的84名医学学生,从2018年11月到2021年4月.
- 参与者被分配到一个为期8周的MBSR计划或等候名单对照组,在基线,计划后和3个月后续进行评估.
- 经过验证的在线调查问卷测量了压力,正念,焦虑和抑郁.
主要成果:
- 在3个月的随访后,在MBSR组观察到焦虑的显著减少 (MD, -3.935).
- 较高的MBSR会议出席率显示与抑郁症 (r=-0.556) 和焦虑症 (r=-0.630) 有反向相关性.
- 男生和女生都在压力方面有所改善,男性在焦虑和正念方面也有所改善,女性在压力方面也有所改善.
结论:
- MBSR在改善医学学生的心理结果方面表现出有效性,特别是在持续的课程参与下.
- 这项研究强调了MBSR作为对该人口精神困扰的干预措施的潜力,尽管存在COVID-19大流行等挑战.
- 调查结果表明,考虑到对MBSR的反应中观察到的性别差异,定制方法可能是有益的.
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