Paysan, Patricia and Pen, Jancy and Thai, Viluong and Young, Christina (2019) Occupational therapy-based mindfulness to decrease stress and improve sleep quality among university students. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.
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Abstract
Students enrolled in a professional program may commonly experience stress, which can decrease attention, affect decision-making skills, greatly impact their well-being as occupational individuals, and impede their academic performance. Lower sleep quality can interfere with a students’ true academic potential as sleep deprivation is associated with memory deficits, impaired performance, reduced alertness, delayed responses, and higher levels of stress. Mindfulness training has been proven to improve not only mental health and psychological well-being, but also cognitive and academic performance so that students can be better equipped to apply their knowledge. The purpose of this research study was to determine the effectiveness of occupational therapy-based mindfulness interventions for decreasing stress and improving sleep quality among university students. The interventions were conducted on selected participants and held once a week over the course of five weeks. Each session was 1.5 hours long with a specific theme, and the activities performed ranged from introspective journaling to meditation and yoga. The Self-Developed Stress Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Measure were administered pre- and post-study to determine stress and sleep quality levels amongst the participants. The results from the PSQI showed improvement in sleep quality in subscales such as decreased time to fall asleep, but the total sleep quality score was statistically insignificant. During the Post-Intervention Questionnaire, the participants reported having better quality sleep, reduced stress, and improved mood. Overall, occupational therapy-based mindfulness was found effective for decreasing stress and improving sleep quality among research participants.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Depositing User: | Institutional Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2022 21:52 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 21:52 |
| URI: | http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/85 |
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