Mindfulness and its Use in Women’s Health

Abstract

Mindfulness is a psychological intervention, a type of meditation that enhances the ability to be present and to be accepted in a non-judgmental way, and the number of studies examining its effects on physical and psychological health is increasing day by day. Women's health has to be handled from mother's womb to ageing, and may experience some physical, psychological, spiritual and social problems in each of these periods. Women's health should be addressed from the womb to old age. In each of these periods, some physical, psychological, spiritual and social problems can be experienced. The healing role of nurses in maintaining women's health and the disease experienced is undeniably important. Mindfulness interventions emerge as an effective method that nurses can apply to their patients after receiving the necessary training. In this review, it is aimed to explain the concept of mindfulness, examine the usage areas in women's health and evaluate the evidence levels of conscious awareness studies.

Keywords

• Mindfulness
• women
• birth

Kadın Sağlığında Mindfulness (Bilinçli Farkındalık) ve Kullanım Alanları

Abstract

Bilinçli farkındalık, yargılayıcı olmayan bir şekilde anda olma ve kabul edilebilme yeteneğini geliştiren bir tür meditasyon olup, psikolojik bir müdahaledir ve fiziksel ve psikolojik sağlığa etkilerini inceleyen çalışmaların sayısı gün geçtikçe artmaktadır. Kadın sağlığı, anne rahminden yaşlılığa kadar ele alınmalıdır. Bu dönemlerin her birinde bir takım fiziksel, psikolojik, spiritüel ve sosyal sorunlar yaşanabilmektedir. Kadının yaşadığı bu dönemlere yönelik başvurulan alternatif bir terapi yöntemi olarak bilinçli farkındalık müdahalelerin kullanımı günden güne artmaktadır. Hemşirelerin kadın sağlığını sürdürme ve yaşanılan hastalık durumlarında iyileştirici rolü yadsınamaz derecede önemlidir. Bilinçli farkındalık müdahaleleri hemşirelerin gerekli eğitimleri aldıktan sonra hastalarına uygulayabileceği etkin bir yöntem olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu derlemede, bilinçli farkındalık kavramını açıklamak, kadın sağlığındaki kullanım alanlarını incelemek ve bilinçli farkındalıkla ilgili çalışmaların kanıt düzeylerini değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Bilinçli Farkındalık
• kadın sağlığı
• doğum

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