@article{ajnr20208111,
author={{Atia, Merfat. M. and Sallam, Lobna E.},
title={The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training Techniques on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression of Depressed Patient},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={8},
number={1},
pages={103--113},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/8/1/11},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={Depression remains one of the worldĄŻs most urgent health problems, affecting an estimated 350 million people. Mindfulness is effective for people suffering from critical depressive symptoms<b>. The aim of this study </b>was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness training techniques on stress, anxiety, and depression of depressed patients. <b>Design</b>: - Quasi-experimental design (one group pretest-posttest design) was used to achieve the aim of the study. <b>Setting: -</b> The study was conducted at the Psychiatric Hospital in Tanta and The Psychiatric and Addiction Treatment Hospital in Met-Khalf, Menoufia governorate, Egypt. <b>Sample:</b><b> </b>-A Purposive sample (34) depressed patients that were diagnosed by psychiatrists according to DSM5 were selected; in the chosen setting inpatient clinics.<b> Tools: </b>Data were collected using the depression, anxiety and stress scale. <b>Results: </b>The results revealed that there is a highly statistically significant reduction in stress, anxiety, and depression mean score level among the study group after mindfulness training techniques than before; where p-value (p = 0.001). Also, there is a statistically significant positive correlation between stress and depression level of study group before and after mindfulness training techniques where p-value (p = 0.015, 0.013), respectively<b>.</b><b> Conclusion:</b> The implementation of mindfulness training techniques with depressed patients has a positive effect on reducing stress, anxiety, and depression levels. <b>Recommendation:</b> Application of mindfulness training techniques for all patients with depression to reduce their stress, anxiety, and depression levels.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-8-1-11}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}