The Effects of mindfulness to reduce the level of fear of gastrointestinal endoscopy in Singburi Hospital

Abstract

This Quasi-experimental design (One group pre-post test design) research was aimed to studying mindfulness to reduce the fear of The samples were include 30 patient pre-post gastrointestinal endoscopy Research framework was the Gullone’ Model. during July-September 2017.Data were analyzed using the statistical package program to determine frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation and dependent or paired t-test.   

A research study patient who perform gastrointestinal endoscopy 30 persons have middle to rather high fear level mean 5.53. After the approach to mindfulness aim to reduce the fear of low level in the patient gastrointestinal endoscope mean 2.43.Before the approach to mindfulness aim  systolic blood pressure mean 146.67 mmHg and after the approach to mindfulness aim to reduce  systolic blood pressure mean 123.73 mmHg reduce mean 22.93 mmHg. Before the approach to mindfulness aim diastolic blood pressure mean 90.60 mmHg and after the approach to mindfulness aim to reduce diastolic blood pressure mean 78.03 mmHg reduce mean 12.57 mmHg Before the approach to mindfulness aim pulse mean 94.80 per minute and after the approach to mindfulness aim to reduce pulse mean 77.97 per minute reduce mean 16.83 per minute 0.00 was statistically significant (p<0.01)