Comparing the Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Aerobic Exercise on Psychological Factors and Sleep Quality Following Recovery from COVID-19
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
; 33(220):66-78, 2023.
Article
in Persian
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2325059
ABSTRACT
Background and purpose:
The COVID-19 pandemic have led to some psychological disorders and sleep problems that should be taken into account after recovery. After recovering from COVID-19 people are at risk of sleep disorders, depression, and low quality of life and there is paucity of information about this issue. The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness and aerobic exercise on depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and sleep quality in recovered COVID-19 patients. Material(s) and Method(s) An intervention field research was performed in 60 male and female patients (mean age 39.52+/-5.82) recovered from COVID-19 in Kermanshah, Iran. Participants were randomly divided into four groups (n=15) 1) attending mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, 2) aerobic exercise, 3) combination of MBSR and aerobic exercise, and 4) control group. The study was carried out at four stages pretest, interventions, post-test, and follow-up test. Dependent variables included depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and sleep quality. Bonferroni Post hoc test in 4*3 mixed ANOVA was used for data analysis. Result(s) In this study, depression and perceived stress reduced in all experimental groups compared to the control group (P= 0.001). Also, sleep quality improved in these groups compared to the control group (P= 0.001). Post hoc tests showed the superiority of combination of MBSR and aerobic exercise compared to other interventions. Conclusion(s) According to current study, combination of MBSR and physical activity shows to be more helpful than mindfulness training and physical activity alone in improving psychological problems and sleep quality after recovering from COVID-19.Copyright © 2023, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
covid-19; depression; mindfulness; physical activity; sleep quality; stress; adult; aerobic exercise; analysis of variance; article; clinical article; comparative effectiveness; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; data analysis; dependent variable; female; field study; follow up; human; Iran; male; mindfulness-based stress reduction; post hoc analysis; pretest posttest design; psychological aspect; randomized controlled trial; sleep disorder
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Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
Persian
Journal:
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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