The Effects of Meditation-Healing Exercise in Elderly Who are Living with Non-Communicable Disease in Bangkok and Surabaya
| Main Authors: | Artsanthia, Jintana, Sari, Ni Putu Wulan Purnama |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Royal Thai Army Nurses Association
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.wima.ac.id/20275/1/15.The_effects_of_meditation-healing_.pdf http://repository.wima.ac.id/20275/ https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JRTAN/issue/view/10135 |
Daftar Isi:
- The effects of meditation-healing exercise among elderly who lives with non-communicable disease. The purposes of the study were to determine the effects of meditation-healing exercise on non-communicable disease, blood glucose, blood pressure level, quality of life, psychological support, and attitude of elderly. The study utilized a one group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research design among 196 elderly in selected communities in Bangkok, Thailand and Surabaya, Indonesia. Descriptive analysis and repeated measure ANOVA were utilized for data analysis of the study. In Bangkok, the effects of meditation-healing exercise on stress found that the elderly had moderate stress level (at 36.9 and decrease to 31.75), the blood pressure and blood sugar level were significantly different effect in the each measurement of every month. In Surabaya, the elderly reported a change from high to moderate mean scores (at 47.31 and decrease to 33.86) in the stress level. The result of the blood pressure showed significant effect, but the blood sugar level was not significant. Both Bangkok and Surabaya reported to have a moderate quality of life (QOL) level. In general, meditation-healing exercise affected the overall quality of life on psychological support, attitude and blood pressure level of the elderly in community. Thus, meditation-healing exercise is safe and effective method in health care.