Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Depression - Literature review
Uekusa, Rina; Lee, Yeji (2021)
Uekusa, Rina
Lee, Yeji
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021092418041
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021092418041
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Depression is a common mental illness which affects people worldwide. Depression not only negatively affects the life of individuals, but also has negative effects on the economical and societal levels. As a treatment of depression, different kinds of interventions are available. Intervention based on mindfulness is one of them. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) by Jon Kabat-Zinn was the first mindfulness-based intervention applied into a clinical setting.
The thesis examined effectiveness and experiences of mindfulness-based interventions on depression. The purpose of this study was to find out what kind of effectiveness mindfulness-based intervention has in the care of depression. The aim was to contribute to depression management by deepening the knowledge of mindfulness-based intervention in mental health care area. Literature review was performed as a method of the study. Eleven (N=11) articles were included from Cinahl Complete, PubMed and ScienceDirect in December 2020. The data was analyzed by using inductive content analysis. The partner organization of this thesis work was Savonia University of Applied Sciences.
The results of this thesis showed that mindfulness-based interventions had effects on depressive symptoms and depression-related factors, such as, rumination, anxiety, stress and quality of life. The patients’ experiences of the interventions including positive experiences and barriers were also discovered.
The results of the study could be utilized as materials of mindfulness-based intervention in mental health care area. As a future study, a literature review including more articles with qualitative research method about the experiences of mindfulness-based interventions and the phenomenon altogether is suggested. Also, there is a need of research on use of mindfulness in nursing care to be investigated in near future.
The thesis examined effectiveness and experiences of mindfulness-based interventions on depression. The purpose of this study was to find out what kind of effectiveness mindfulness-based intervention has in the care of depression. The aim was to contribute to depression management by deepening the knowledge of mindfulness-based intervention in mental health care area. Literature review was performed as a method of the study. Eleven (N=11) articles were included from Cinahl Complete, PubMed and ScienceDirect in December 2020. The data was analyzed by using inductive content analysis. The partner organization of this thesis work was Savonia University of Applied Sciences.
The results of this thesis showed that mindfulness-based interventions had effects on depressive symptoms and depression-related factors, such as, rumination, anxiety, stress and quality of life. The patients’ experiences of the interventions including positive experiences and barriers were also discovered.
The results of the study could be utilized as materials of mindfulness-based intervention in mental health care area. As a future study, a literature review including more articles with qualitative research method about the experiences of mindfulness-based interventions and the phenomenon altogether is suggested. Also, there is a need of research on use of mindfulness in nursing care to be investigated in near future.