Mindfulness Intervention for Improving Psychological Wellbeing Among Students During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.

A scoping review of 10 studies found that mindfulness interventions—including internet-based mindfulness, mindfulness-based intervention, and mindfulness-based stress reduction—can improve psychological well-being among students. The reviewed studies, mostly from the United States with sample sizes ranging from 20 to 166 students, suggest that mindfulness therapy, which involves focused meditation, may help address mental health problems such as stress, social anxiety, and depression that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors recommend that health workers such as nurses and psychologists provide comprehensive therapy covering both physical and psychological aspects.

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic can cause mental health problems such as stress, social anxiety, depression, and decrease social life on students. Mental health problems need to be taken seriously to develop the stage of development and improve the psychological well-being of students on learning in the school. The aim of this study was to explore mindfulness interventions to improve psychological well-being among students. This study used the Scoping Review method. Literature from CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus databases. The keywords used in English are psychological wellbeing, students, and mindfulness. The inclusion criteria were full text, study design randomized control trial or quasi-experimental, English language, population and sample were students, and the publication period is the last 10 years (2013-2022). From 2194 articles based on initial research, we found 10 articles were analyzed related to mindfulness interventions consisting of several methods, namely internet-based mindfulness, mindfulness-based intervention, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. Most of samples the study from the United States with the range samples were 20-166 students. Mindfulness interventions can be carried out improve the psychological well-being of students. Mindfulness therapy is done by fully concentrating the mind in meditation so that it can improve psychological health. Providing mindfulness therapy involves health workers such as nurses and psychologists to provide comprehensive therapy covering both physical and psychological aspects.