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The Effects of a Brief Culturally Tailored Thai Mindfulness Intervention on Stress, Anxiety, and Mindfulness in Thai Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities
Title
The Effects of a Brief Culturally Tailored Thai Mindfulness Intervention on Stress, Anxiety, and Mindfulness in Thai Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities.
Creator
Petcharat, Manika, Liehr, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
Parents of children with developmental disabilities (DDs) often suffer from psychological distress stemming from their children’s behavioral problems. One cause of distress is their challenge to accept their children’s illnesses mindfully. A culturally tailored and readily accessible mindfulness intervention may increase mindfulness and reduce distress. Also, there were insufficient studies regarding culturally relevant mindfulness trainings that have been conducted in Thailand. Therefore, a...
Show moreParents of children with developmental disabilities (DDs) often suffer from psychological distress stemming from their children’s behavioral problems. One cause of distress is their challenge to accept their children’s illnesses mindfully. A culturally tailored and readily accessible mindfulness intervention may increase mindfulness and reduce distress. Also, there were insufficient studies regarding culturally relevant mindfulness trainings that have been conducted in Thailand. Therefore, a Brief Culturally Tailored Thai Mindfulness intervention (BCTTMi) was developed, merging the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn with Buddhist philosophy. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the BCTTMi on stress, anxiety, and mindfulness in these parents. An experimental waitlist control crossover design with the 2-weekend BCTTMi was employed in 22 Thai parents and caregivers of children with DDs. They were all Thais and Buddhists; more than half had practiced meditation. They completed three Thai-version questionnaires: (a) the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form-4th edition; (b) the State Anxiety Inventory-Form-Y-1; and (c) the Mindfulness Assessment Scale, at three measurements (baseline, posttest, and two-week follow-up). Repeated measure ANOVA analyses were used to analyze data. The findings showed that anxiety significantly decreased from baseline to posttest, and mindfulness significantly increased with the BCTTMi. Nevertheless, stress did not significantly reduce over time, and change between intervention and control conditions did not differ for anxiety level. Moreover, there were no differences in any outcomes from posttest to two-week follow-up. In spite of Buddhist homogeneity of participants and sustained stress, mindfulness increased, and anxiety decreased following the BCTTMi. These findings indicate the feasibility of tailoring the mindfulness-based training to specific cultures and its usefulness as an efficient option for parents and caregivers of children with DDs. Further studies regarding the BCTTMi are warranted in broader populations and settings.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013130
Subject Headings
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Parents of developmentally disabled children, Culturally Competent Care, Thais
Format
Document (PDF)
USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES FOR DIABETES MELLITUS BY JAMAICAN ADULTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY
Title
USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES FOR DIABETES MELLITUS BY JAMAICAN ADULTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY.
Creator
Brown, Raquel, Chiang-Hanisco, Lenny, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
Jamaicans, the largest group of English-speaking Caribbean people living in the United States (US), have a history of using bush medicine/complementary therapies (CT) in diabetes management. However, no research described the emic views of Jamaican adults regarding how they select the bush medicine they use or how they know these are suitable to manage diabetes. The purpose of this focused ethnography was to explore and describe how Jamaican adults with diabetes mellitus who live in South...
Show moreJamaicans, the largest group of English-speaking Caribbean people living in the United States (US), have a history of using bush medicine/complementary therapies (CT) in diabetes management. However, no research described the emic views of Jamaican adults regarding how they select the bush medicine they use or how they know these are suitable to manage diabetes. The purpose of this focused ethnography was to explore and describe how Jamaican adults with diabetes mellitus who live in South Florida select and use complementary therapies for managing their diabetes. The objectives were to: (1) Explore the emic views of Jamaican adults about using CT to manage diabetes mellitus; (2) Describe the rationale given by Jamaicans adults for using CT to manage diabetes mellitus; (3) Analyze and synthesize the data gathered about use of CT for diabetes by Jamaican adults to see if their actions have cultural components that can serve as a basis for providing culturally competent care.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013287
Subject Headings
Diabetes--Alternative treatment, Jamaicans, Complementary Therapies, Ethnography, Culturally Competent Care--ethnology
Format
Document (PDF)