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Summary This study was conducted with 12 Caucasian and Latina women dementia caregivers. The participants were given self-report questionnaires including the Depression Scale, a self-efficacy scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist which determined their reactions to upsetting events associated with being a caregiver to complete one week before the yoga instruction course called Inner Resources began. The Inner Resources program consisted of six weekly sessions: that included instruction and group practice in meditation, guided imagery, mantra repetition, breathing techniques, and hatha yoga. The participants were given yoga audio tapes in order to be able to practice for 30min a day …show more content…
That said the criteria for the participants was extremely narrow most likely in an effort to make the findings consistent. Additionally, eight of the caregivers participating had already participated in a study for the effects of stress in caregivers two years prior making me question their bias during the intervention. Lastly, this study did not include a control group to check for validity of the results.
Three things I learned
First I was surprised to learn that the caregiver’s subjective burdens did not change from this intervention. I would have assumed that with the reduction of stress came the feeling that her burdens were less (Waelde, 682). Secondly while reading the benefits of meditation and yoga introduction section I learned that meditation had also helped with cognition and memory in previous studies like Clark, 1995 that found significantly decreased memory complaints after the meditation class in his study (Waelde 678). I also learned that “ high self-efficacy beliefs reduce vulnerability to emotional distress and depression” (Bandura, 1997) (Waelde,
Summary This study was conducted with 12 Caucasian and Latina women dementia caregivers. The participants were given self-report questionnaires including the Depression Scale, a self-efficacy scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist which determined their reactions to upsetting events associated with being a caregiver to complete one week before the yoga instruction course called Inner Resources began. The Inner Resources program consisted of six weekly sessions: that included instruction and group practice in meditation, guided imagery, mantra repetition, breathing techniques, and hatha yoga. The participants were given yoga audio tapes in order to be able to practice for 30min a day …show more content…
That said the criteria for the participants was extremely narrow most likely in an effort to make the findings consistent. Additionally, eight of the caregivers participating had already participated in a study for the effects of stress in caregivers two years prior making me question their bias during the intervention. Lastly, this study did not include a control group to check for validity of the results.
Three things I learned
First I was surprised to learn that the caregiver’s subjective burdens did not change from this intervention. I would have assumed that with the reduction of stress came the feeling that her burdens were less (Waelde, 682). Secondly while reading the benefits of meditation and yoga introduction section I learned that meditation had also helped with cognition and memory in previous studies like Clark, 1995 that found significantly decreased memory complaints after the meditation class in his study (Waelde 678). I also learned that “ high self-efficacy beliefs reduce vulnerability to emotional distress and depression” (Bandura, 1997) (Waelde,