Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 11(5), pp. 742 - 750
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110524
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Assessing the Effects of Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Anxiety and Cortisol in Pregnancy

Finta Isti Kundarti ^1,*, I Nengah Tanu Komalyna ², Ira Titisari ¹, Kiswati ¹, Jamhariyah ^1
1 Department of Midwifery, Polytechnic of Health, Ministry of Health, Indonesia
² Department of Nutrition, Polytechnic of Health, Ministry of Health, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The perinatal period is a transitional period for pregnant women in terms of physiological, psychological, and social changes. These changes cause anxiety during pregnancy. Mindfulness-based intervention is a new intervention that can help reduce anxiety during pregnancy and cortisol is a biomarker of stress or anxiety. The purpose of this research was to determine the degree of anxiety and blood cortisol levels in pregnant women. Patients and Methods: This research used a Randomized control study involving 70 participants which was split into two groups, with intervention group using MBI (n = 35 participants) and the control group without MBI (n = 35 respondents). The MBI was given over 8 weeks for 2 hours each session. Data collection on anxiety and blood cortisol was carried out 2 times, namely at the beginning of the study (pretest) and at the end of the 8^th week (posttest). Anxiety assessment used the perinatal anxiety screening scale (PASS) and the ELISA test to assess blood cortisol. SPSS 25 was also used to analyze the data. Results: In terms of anxiety, there was a statistically significant difference in mean scores between the intervention group and the control group (12.83±8.29 vs 30.69±16.39) P < 0.000, cortisol (14.30±5.29 vs 19.51±8.46) p=0.003. Conclusion: MBI can be suggested to promote reduction of anxiety and blood cortisol levels of pregnant women.

KEYWORDS
Mindfulness, Anxiety, Cortisol, Pregnancy

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Finta Isti Kundarti , I Nengah Tanu Komalyna , Ira Titisari , Kiswati , Jamhariyah , "Assessing the Effects of Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Anxiety and Cortisol in Pregnancy," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 742 - 750, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110524.

(b). APA Format:
Finta Isti Kundarti , I Nengah Tanu Komalyna , Ira Titisari , Kiswati , Jamhariyah (2023). Assessing the Effects of Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Anxiety and Cortisol in Pregnancy. Universal Journal of Public Health, 11(5), 742 - 750. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110524.