Mindfulness Training in Nurses and Its Effect on Work Stress

Nursing Caries Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Conscious Awareness-Based Educatıon on Perceived Work Stress in Nurses

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06029205
• Other study ID #: merveatac
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 9, 2021
• Est. completion date: November 9, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study, which was planned in the experimental design type, was to determine the effect of the mindfulness-based stress reduction training on nurses' job stress. The sample of the study consisted of 70 nurses (35 in the experimental group, 35 in the control group) working in a university hospital in Çanakkale. The mindfulness-based stress reduction training was carried out as a group, once a week, for 8 weeks in total.

Description:

One of the most important problems of nurses in Turkey is the stress they experience at work. This stress experienced in the workplace is accompanied by consequences such as depression, anxiety, and decreased job satisfaction. Therefore, it is clear that addressing the stress associated with the nursing profession is an urgent problem. The aim of the study, which was planned in the experimental design type, was to determine the effect of the mindfulness-based stress reduction training on nurses' job stress. The sample of the study consisted of 70 nurses (35 in the experimental group, 35 in the control group) working in a university hospital in Çanakkale. The mindfulness-based stress reduction training was carried out as a group, once a week, for 8 weeks in total. The Personal Information Form, the Job Stress Scale, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, and the Rosenbaum's Learned Resourcefulness Scale were used for data collection. A total of three follow-ups were conducted to the nurses before the training, at the end of the training, and 3 months after the training. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, Independent Samples T-test, Dependent Samples T-test, and one-way analysis of variance were used in the analysis of the research data.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: November 9, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 25, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Working as a nurse in the relevant health practice and research hospital
• Not having participated in any mindfulness-based training program before

Exclusion Criteria:

• Working as an executive nurse
• Not attending any session of the 8-week training

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Consciousness Disorders
• Consciousness, Level Altered
• Nursing Caries
• Occupational Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Conscious Awareness-Based Education
The effect of Conscious Awareness-Based Education on nurses
• Stress coping training
The effect of stress coping training on nurses

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Universty Hospital	Çanakkale

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Effect of Conscious Awareness-Based Education on Perceived Work Stress in Nurses	the Job Stress Scale (The maximum score that can be taken from the scale is 50, the minimum score is 10, and less than 12 points indicates a low-stress situation, between 12-30 points a stressful situation, and above 30 points a high-stress situation)	8 week
Primary	The Effect of Conscious Awareness-Based Education on Awareness in Nurses	the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (The total score that can be obtained from thescale ranges from 0 to 90)	8 week
Primary	Learned Resourcefulness Effect of Conscious Awareness-Based Education on Nurses	Rosenbaum's Learned Resourcefulness Scale (A score between a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 180 can be obtained from the scale)	8 week