Church Dawson, Stapleton Peta, Sabot Debbie
National Institute for Integrative Healthcare, Fulton, California.
School of Psychology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Glob Adv Health Med. 2020 Dec 23;9:2164956120984142. doi: 10.1177/2164956120984142. eCollection 2020.
A growing body of clinical research attests to the psychological and physiological benefits of meditation. EcoMeditation is a non-pharmacological therapeutic approach used to promote health and well-being, comprising four evidence-based techniques: The Quick Coherence Technique for regulating heart rate variability (HRV), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), mindfulness, and neurofeedback.
This study investigated changes in psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain, and happiness following a one-day EcoMeditation training workshop delivered in a large-group format and at 3-months post-intervention.
A convenience sample of 208 participants (137 women, 71 men) aged between 21 and 87 years ( = 55.4 years; = 12.8 years) attended a one-day EcoMeditation training workshop. Participants completed a pen-and-paper survey pre-workshop and post-workshop, and an online survey three months following the EcoMeditation intervention.
Post-workshop results revealed significant reductions in anxiety (-23.4%, <.001), depression (-15.8%, =.011), PTSD (-11.8%, <.001), and pain (-18.5%, <.001), while happiness scores increased significantly (+8.9%, <.001). At 3-month follow-up, one-way repeated-measures ANOVA (=65) found significant decreases in anxiety between pre-test and post-test, and pain between pre-intervention and 3-month follow-up. Differences in depression and PTSD scores were not significant over time. Happiness scores significantly increased from pre-test to 3-month follow-up. However, post-hoc analyses suggested that the final sample size was inadequate to detect significant differences between time points.
Findings provide preliminary support for EcoMeditation as a brief group-based stress reduction intervention with benefits for improved psychological functioning.
越来越多的临床研究证明了冥想对心理和生理的益处。生态冥想是一种用于促进健康和幸福的非药物治疗方法，包括四种基于证据的技术：调节心率变异性（HRV）的快速连贯技术、情绪释放技术（EFT）、正念和神经反馈。
本研究调查了以大组形式进行为期一天的生态冥想培训工作坊后以及干预后3个月，焦虑、抑郁、创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）、疼痛和幸福感等心理症状的变化。
208名年龄在21至87岁之间（平均年龄=55.4岁；标准差=12.8岁）的参与者（137名女性，71名男性）组成的便利样本参加了为期一天的生态冥想培训工作坊。参与者在工作坊前和工作坊后完成了纸笔调查，并在生态冥想干预后三个月完成了在线调查。
工作坊后的结果显示，焦虑（-23.4%，P<.001）、抑郁（-15.8%，P=.011）、PTSD（-11.8%，P<.001）和疼痛（-18.5%，P<.001）显著降低，而幸福感得分显著提高（+8.9%，P<.001）。在3个月的随访中，单因素重复测量方差分析（n=65）发现，测试前和测试后焦虑显著降低，干预前和3个月随访之间疼痛显著降低。抑郁和PTSD得分随时间的差异不显著。幸福感得分从测试前到3个月随访显著增加。然而，事后分析表明，最终样本量不足以检测各时间点之间的显著差异。
研究结果为生态冥想作为一种简短的基于团体的减压干预措施提供了初步支持，该措施有利于改善心理功能。
