Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction combined with narrative nursing on treatment adherence and negative emotions with schizophrenia

Table 1 Comparison of baseline data between the two groups, n (%)/mean ± SD

Item	Control group (n = 60)	Observation group (n = 60)	t/χ²	P value
Age (years)	43.69 ± 11.18	43.02 ± 8.39	0.369	0.713
Gender			0.135	0.714
Male	32 (53.33)	34 (56.67)
Female	28 (46.67)	26 (43.33)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	22.17 ± 2.05	22.22 ± 2.13	-0.115	0.909
Disease duration (years)	3.62 ± 1.55	3.49 ± 1.46	0.477	0.634
Educational level			6.000	0.306
Middle school	10 (16.67)	11 (18.33)
Secondary or high school	23 (38.33)	25 (41.67)
College and beyond	27 (45.00)	24 (40.00)
Drug type			0.100	0.752
Atypical antipsychotics	55 (91.67)	56 (93.33)
Typical antipsychotic drugs	5 (8.33)	4 (6.67)

Table 2 Comparison of treatment compliance between the two groups, mean ± SD

Item	Medication Adherence Rating Scale score
	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 60)	4.56 ± 0.93	7.20 ± 0.85
Observation group (n = 60)	4.66 ± 0.89	8.54 ± 0.83
t value	-0.390	-8.680
P value	0.697	< 0.001

Table 3 Comparison of psychological state indicators before and after intervention in the two groups, mean ± SD

Item	Hamilton anxiety scale score		Hamilton depression scale score
	Before intervention	After intervention	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 60)	18.53 ± 2.88	10.23 ± 1.67	22.77 ± 3.47	12.38 ± 2.23
Observation group (n = 60)	19.41 ± 3.05	8.34 ± 1.74	21.90 ± 2.49	10.85 ± 1.87
t value	-1.629	6.067	1.566	4.054
P value	0.106	< 0.001	0.120	< 0.001

Table 4 Comparison of the severity of mental symptoms between the two groups, mean ± SD

Item	Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale score
	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 60)	42.12 ± 3.67	32.32 ± 2.07
Observation group (n = 60)	42.58 ± 3.60	26.44 ± 1.35
t value	-0.689	18.427
P value	0.492	< 0.001

Table 5 Comparison of quality of life scores before and after intervention between the two groups, mean ± SD

Item	Psychosocial score		Motivation and energy (scores)		Symptoms/side effects (scores)
	Before intervention	After intervention	Before intervention	After intervention	Before intervention	After intervention
Control group (n = 60)	30.78 ± 1.93	24.71 ± 2.50	39.42 ± 3.03	33.22 ± 2.17	23.12 ± 1.51	19.50 ± 1.07
Observation group (n = 60)	31.15 ± 1.87	23.58 ± 3.57	39.58 ± 3.15	30.04 ± 2.97	23.45 ± 1.36	18.73 ± 0.97
t value	-1.201	15.374	-0.246	6.702	-1.275	4.177
P value	0.232	< 0.001	0.806	< 0.001	0.205	< 0.001