Abstract:
The purposes of this study were to compare blood pressure levels and attention scores in an integrated mind body program group before and after training, and to compare blood pressure levels and attention scores between the integrated mind body program training group and a control group. Purposive sampling was employed to select 60 participants, divided in two groups: the experiment group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30). The experimental group received the integrated mind body program, the control group did not receive the integrated mind body program. The research instruments were the integrated mind body program, blood pressure measurement, and the D2-Test. Descriptive statistics, two-way repeated measures MANOVA, and one-way ANOVA with repeated measures were used to analyze the data.
The results showed that:
1. The blood pressure levels of prehypertension among adults after training with the integrated mind body program was significantly lower than that before the training (p<.05).
2. The attention scores after training with the integrated mind body program were significantly higher than that before training (p<.05).
3. After experiment, the group with the integrated mind body program exhibited a significant decrease in blood pressure levels when compared to those of the control group (p<.05).
4. The group with the integrated mind body program exhibited a significant increase in attention scores when compared to those of the control group (p<.05).
In conclusion, the integrated mind body program was able to reduce blood pressure levels and to enhance attention in adults.