Background and Objective : To study the effects of mindful meditation on post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients to 1. cardiac arrhythmia event, length of hospital stay 2. 6MWT 3. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Methodology : This study is quasi-experimental research .Patients were divided into 2 groups. 1) Control group with 21 patients no mindful meditation training 2. Experimental group with 21 patients that provides mindful meditation training . Duration of study period were 1 year 6 months. 3 sets of data collecting records were used; 1. vital signs and EKG in the first 3 days after surgery, 2. 6MWT after discharged for 2 and 6 weeks and 3. Check the ESR value on day 1-5 after surgery.
Results : The research found that 1) The incidence of cardiac arrhythmias and duration of hospital stay after CABG were not significantly different in control and experiment groups (p=1.00 and p=0.6809, respectively). 2) The distance of 6MWT after discharge for 2 and 6 weeks between control and experiment group were not significantly different (p= 0.5030 and p=0.3839), but there was statistical significantly different of distance between 2 and 6 weeks after discharge in the experimental group (p= 0.0003) while of the control group showed no statistical difference. 3) ESR on day 1-5 after surgery between the two groups after surgery was not statisticantly different (p> 0.01)
Conclusion: Training mindful meditation before surgery, resulting in increase 6MWT distance in post CABG after 6 weeks discharge patients .Therefore, it should be encouraged to practice mindful meditation in those who are cardiac surgery.