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The effect of mindfulness training on corona anxiety in patients with Covid-19 and underlying cardiovascular disease
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Akram Sharifi1   , Forouzan Rostami * 2, Kamiyan Khazaei3 |
1- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Chalous Branch, Chalous, Iran
2- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Chalous Branch, Chalous, Iran , frznrostami@yahoo.com
3- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Chalous Branch, Chalous, Iran |
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Abstract
Aim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mindfulness training on Corona anxiety in patients with Covid-19 and underlying cardiovascular disease in Imam Ali Hospital, Amol, Iran.
Background. Since its outbreak, the corona virus has shown that it defeats more people with underlying diseases and puts them at risk of death than those who have a healthy body.
Method. This was a quasi-experimental study with control group. The accecible population of this research was all corona patients with a history of cardiovascular disease in Imam Ali Hospital, Amol, Iran, in 2021-2022. Sampling was done from the patients admitted to the hospital based on convenience sampling method. To collect information, the Corona Virus Anxiety Questionnaire developed by Alipour et al. (2018) was used. Mindfulness training based on Kabat-Zinn (2005) educational plan was implemented in experimental group in 8 sessions of 2-hour duration per week.
Findings. The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that mindfulness training has an effect on reducing anxiety of Corona in patients with Covid-19 and underlying cardiovascular disease to the extent of 0.87 (p≤0.001). Univariate covariance analysis showed that mindfulness training has an effect on reducing the mental symptoms of Corona anxiety in patients with Covid-19 and underlying cardiovascular disease to the extent of 0.83 (p≤0.001). Also, mindfulness training has an effect on reducing physical symptoms of Corona anxiety in patients with Covid-19 and underlying cardiovascular disease by 0.79 (p≤0.001).
Conclusion. Mindfulness exercises can enable patients with Covid-19 and underlying cardiovascular disease to pause and reflect a little before responding, and these pauses provide them with an opportunity. It allows them to get rid of judgment in many situations that can lead to anger, fear and anxiety. This will provide conditions that patients, even in the worst and acute state of their illness, are more likely to be able to maintain their mental peace and thereby, reduce the physical signs and symptoms of anxiety. |
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| Keywords: Mindfulness training, Corona anxiety, Underlying cardiovascular disease |
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Cardiovascular
Received: 2023/09/10 | Accepted: 2024/02/14 | Published: 2024/04/20 | ePublished: 2024/04/20
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