Moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between anxiety and somatization symptoms in middle-aged and elderly female patients with hypertension

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To explore the moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between anxiety and somatization symptoms in middle-aged and elderly female patients with hypertension and provide a foundation for the development of more effective mindfulness intervention strategies. A total of 109 middle-aged and elderly female patients with hypertension participated in this cross-sectional study from April to July 2022 and provided valid responses to the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Somatization Symptom Self-rating Scale (SSS). The moderating effect of mindfulness was determined using multiple linear regression. The participants' average scores were as follows: mindfulness: 123.86 ± 10.49; anxiety: 7.41 ± 3.62; and somatization symptoms: 41.2 ± 9.44. The anxiety (P = .000) and somatization symptoms (P = .001) of participants with high mindfulness were significantly reduced. Anxiety was positively correlated with somatization symptoms (r = 0.606, P = .000), while mindfulness was negatively correlated with both anxiety (r = -0.468, P = .000) and somatization symptoms (r = -0.439, P = .000). Moreover, mindfulness had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between anxiety and somatization symptoms (n = 109) (B = -0.166, t = -2.125, P = .036). The effect of mindfulness on anxiety and somatization symptoms was more significant in participants with low mindfulness levels (n = 56) (B = 0.144, t = 2.805, P = .008) than in participants with high mindfulness levels (n = 53) (B = -0.037, t = -0.864, P = .393). The moderating effect analysis based on regression analysis showed that mindfulness had a significant moderating effect on anxiety and somatization symptoms, especially in participants with low mindfulness levels.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) - 25(2023), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 647-654

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shen, Haifei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ri [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, XiuJie [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Song, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Yunpeng [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Minghui [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yinong [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Yan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
Female
Hypertension
Journal Article
Mindfulness
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Somatization symptoms

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Date Completed 14.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jch.14670

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357570170