Effects of a bereavement intervention program in middle-aged widows in Korea.
Dan-jeon is a meditative practice composed of both breathing and stretching exercises causing life energies to circulate blood throughout the body. Following a bereavement intervention program composed of Dan-jeon breathing sessions, a self-help group activity, and a health check, an experimental group showed significantly greater decrements in grief levels and symptoms of stress over a control group who received only a health check. Among the participants, there were no significant differences in immune response, percentages of T lymphocytes, helper T lymphocytes (Th), suppressor T lymphocytes (Ts), B lymphocytes, natural killer cells, monocytes, and Th:Ts ratios.
Kang
Hee-Young
HY
Christian College of Nursing, Nam-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. moohykang@naver.com
Yoo
Yang-Sook
YS
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001601:Bereavement; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003479:Curriculum; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008016:Life Change Events; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010808:Physical Examination; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017805:Widowhood / Q000523:psychology*