The influence of meditation focusing on breathing in the anxiety in LGBT
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- AnxietyF01.470.132
- Registration Number
- RBR-3bskgt
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Alagoas
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
The criteria for inclusion for students participating in the meditation group is older than 18 years, be student of UFAL (Federal University of Alagoas) and LGBT; be showing signs and symptoms of anxiety through MINI (MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview) and/or IDATE (State trait anxiety inventory).
For the control group, the inclusion criteria will be the same.
Exclusion Criteria
Will be deleted the students who refuse to participate in the study; who have more than one absence per month in the meditation; those who do not fulfil the daily meditation and those who give up graduation during meditation practice.
For the control group, the exclusion criteria will be the same.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of signs and symptoms of anxiety, by conducting meditation for 8 weeks. <br>The questionnaires will be applied in the fourth week and after 8 weeks of meditation (before and after the intervention). <br>Will be used: IDATE (State Trait anxiety inventory), the questionnaire for evaluating the Quality of Life- brief (WHOQOL-brief).<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of signs and symptoms of anxiety after 4 and 8 weeks of meditation. <br>The questionnaires are aapplied in the fourth week and after 8 weeks of meditation (before, during and after the intervention). <br>Will be used the instruments: IDATE (State Trait anxiety inventory), the questionnaire for evaluating the Quality of Life-brief(WHOQOL-brief).<br>