Impact of mindfulness meditation on perceived stress levels and subjective well-being among housewives

Abstract

Mindfulness meditation is paying attention to the current moment with openness, curiosity and with full acceptance. Mindfulness in every day experiences is best strengthened and supported by a regular meditation practice. This review aimed to identify the impact of Mindfulness meditation on the different sections of the society. A systematic search strategy was conducted with through online databases-Medline , PubMed, SCOPUS,Embase,Goggle Scholar, Cochrane library. The grey literatures from relevant websites were also searched. The keywords were indentified and used to search the literature published from 2007-2020 in English. More than 50 papers published related to this area were reviewed. It was found that people to deal with plenty of psychological problems related to stress, burnout, and fatigue. Mindfulness helps them in having more awareness regarding their inner as compare to their outer and that would captivate their performance in every aspect. Many studies shows evidence – based implementation plan contributes in the psychological well being of students .Conclusion: Mindfulness interventions found very useful for reducing the psychological distress. Further implications include the MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction) potentially beneficial for oncology nursing intervention as they exposed to more stressful conditions.

Development of strategy for lowering post COVID-19 impact on working women health

“…Also, the sweeping physiological effects of COVID-19 infections in 2020 and 2021, the psychosocial impacts of lockdowns, social distancing, and the associated disruptions to daily life have brought on a simultaneous mental health crisis, particularly among many working mothers who are disproportionately balancing childcare, virtual schooling, and employment vulnerability [13,14]. However, there are also studies underpinning our results that did not find any association of socio-demographic data with return to work, such as sex, [15,16] age, [17] marital status [18] and education. The association between return to work and clinical parameters such as tumor status and metastases coincides with previous literature suggesting differing return to work rates depending on the stage of cancer [19].…”