Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Reducing Stress Among Informal Caregivers Of Schizophrenia
- DOI
- 10.2991/iciap-17.2018.39How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction; MBSR; schizophrenia; stress
- Abstract
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention is proven to reduce distress and improve the well-being of individuals, including caregivers. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of MBSR in reducing stress levels in informal caregivers of schizophrenia outpatients. The research method was a single-subject pretest-posttest design, which was applied to four participants individually. Four quantitative measures (Perceived Stress Scale-10, Subjective Units of Distress (SUD), Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), and a test for knowledge of schizophrenia) and a qualitative interview were used to assess the effects of MBSR intervention. Quantitative posttest resulted in reduction of scores in three stress measures: PSS score decreased by 8,6%, that of SUD decreased by 33,95%, that of MAAS increased by 24,37%, whereas the score of knowledge on schizophrenia increased by 48,54%. Qualitative results from observation and interview method showed a decrease in stress levels and increase in mindfulness and knowledge of participants about their condition as an informal caregiver of schizophrenia. The participants felt calm and more relaxed in living their lives. They also presented more self-understanding, gratitude, reflective capabilities, empathy, and control over their anger.
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- © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Utami Nurhafsari Putri AU - Dini Rahma Bintari PY - 2017/09 DA - 2017/09 TI - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Reducing Stress Among Informal Caregivers Of Schizophrenia BT - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP 2017) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 451 EP - 462 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/iciap-17.2018.39 DO - 10.2991/iciap-17.2018.39 ID - Putri2017/09 ER -