The Development of Mindfulness-Based Nursing Program for Major Depressive Disorder

Authors

  • Skaorat Puangladda Srithanya Hospital
  • Sawangjit Wasuwat Srithanya Hospital
  • Pabhajit Budsuwan Srithanya Hospital

Keywords:

Mindfulness-Based Nursing Program, Major Depressive Disorder

Abstract

The present study was to develop a Mindfulness-Based nursing program for Major depressive disorder in Srithanya Hospital during 1st March 2022 to 31st May 2022. The collecting data tools were personal data, Ruminations scale and Executive functions. The data retrieved were statistical analyzed including descriptive and Wilcoxon signed rank test. A Mindfulness-Based nursing program for Major depressive disorder consists of 6 activities, performed 3 times per week, every other day for 2 consecutive weeks, and 40-50 minutes period of each activity. The result revealed that the experimental group (n=12) had a lower difference in mean ruminations and executive functions than before with statistical significance (p < .05). It can be concluded the Mindfulness-based nursing program for Major depressive disorder can reduce rumination and improving the executive functions effectively. It is the guideline for the appropriate treatment of rumination and executive functions for Major depressive disorder.

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05-05-2023

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Puangladda S, Wasuwat S, Budsuwan P. The Development of Mindfulness-Based Nursing Program for Major Depressive Disorder. J Royal Thai Army Nurses [Internet]. 2023 May 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 18];24(1):432-40. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JRTAN/article/view/261259

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