Coping With Uncertainty: Use of Contemplative Practices Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

IF 1.3 4区 医学 Q3 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Holistic Nursing Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-14 DOI:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000507
Nirmala Lekhak, Tirth R Bhatta, Timothy D Goler, Eva Kahana, Sfurti Rathi
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Scant research has attempted to understand the use and frequency of contemplative practices across social groups of older adults in the context of uniquely uncertain and stressful circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from a nationwide web-based survey (n = 1861), we examined the change in the frequency of contemplative practices and variation across sociodemographic, health, and psychological status and we documented a significant increase in the use of prayer and meditation since the beginning of the pandemic. Minority groups and those with lower income reported praying longer than their counterparts. Respondents who were unmarried, women, and more educated were more likely to meditate, whereas lower-educated respondents were more likely to pray during the pandemic. Greater use of these practices was found among participants with higher anxiety. Our study offers much-needed guidance for future intervention studies to improve psychological well-being among diverse groups of older adults facing stressful circumstances.

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Scant研究试图了解在新冠肺炎大流行等独特的不确定和紧张环境下,老年人社会群体中冥想练习的使用和频率。利用一项全国性网络调查的数据(n=1861),我们研究了冥想练习频率的变化以及社会人口、健康和心理状况的变化,并记录了自疫情开始以来,祈祷和冥想的使用显著增加。少数群体和收入较低的人报告说,他们的祈祷时间比同龄人长。未婚、女性和受教育程度较高的受访者更有可能冥想,而受教育程度较低的受访者在疫情期间更有可能祈祷。在焦虑程度较高的参与者中,这些做法的使用率更高。我们的研究为未来的干预研究提供了急需的指导,以改善面临压力环境的不同老年人群体的心理健康。
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Holistic Nursing Practice
Holistic Nursing Practice INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE-NURSING
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期刊介绍: Holistic Nursing Practice (HNP), The Science of Health and Healing, is a peer-reviewed bimonthly journal that explores holistic models of nursing practice. Content emphasizes complementary traditional and holistic nursing and healthcare practices. Articles include theory-based interventions and their outcomes, including: innovations in holistic nursing practice; research related to holistic nursing practice, health care, and policy; and values and ethical-legal issues related to holistic nursing practices. The holistic approach is a worldview that emphasizes the potential for health and healing in human systems rather than on disease process and deficit.
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