Mindfulness-based stress reduction improves non-pathological high blood elevation in students at teenager aviation schools of Air Force
ZHANG Lanning
WANG Xuefeng
HUANG Yan
LI Wenping
TANG Hui
YU Dongrui
ZHANG Wei
Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction(MBSR)on nonpathological high blood pressure in students of teenager aviation schools of Air Force(TASAF).Methods In November of 2022,TASAF students in grade 9 whose blood pressure increases were found to exceed the standard during the first-round test in the annual reexamination were randomly divided into the MBSR group(n=121)and self-relaxation group(n=120)before the effectiveness of the two approaches in reducing blood pressure was compared.A scale was designed to investigate the accumulation of physical fatigue-psychological tension among the subjects.Results There was statistically significant difference in the initial systolic blood pressure between students with different scores of physical fatigue-psychological tension(F=15.670,P=0.012).After pairwise comparison,the results showed that the higher the score of physical fatigue-psychological tension,the higher the initial systolic blood pressure(all P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference(all P＞0.05)in systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure or heart rate between the two groups before relaxation.Students in both groups underwent relaxation adjustment using the prescribed method and had their blood pressure retested according to the prescribed procedure.There was more significant difference in systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,and heart rate before and after relaxation in MBSR group than in self-relaxation group(t=6.873,5.144,3.651,P=0.001,0.002,0.013).Conclusion The MBSR method is more effective than the self-relaxation method in improving the excessive increase of blood pressure and heart rate among students in TASAF,which is why this method should be used more widely and MBSR training be incorporated into daily courses.
Keywords：Teenager aviation school of Air ForceNon pathological elevation of blood pressureMindfulness-based stress reductionPhysical fatigue-psychological tensionBood pressure management
Publication Date：2025-06-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 204-208 )