Analyzing the effect of theoretical mindfulness-nursing-education-programme on students' stress, resilience, and heart rate variability: a quasi-experimental study.
BMC Medical Education May 18, 2026 Tzu-Jung Tseng, Chiung-Jung Wu
A newly developed mindfulness-based nursing education programme (MINDNUEDU) was associated with reduced perceived stress and increased resilience among nursing students in Taiwan. In a quasi-experimental design, 70 students were assigned to an eight-week mindfulness intervention or a standard curriculum. After adjusting for baseline differences, the mindfulness group showed significantly greater improvements in stress and resilience compared to controls. The increase in resilience exceeded the minimal clinically important difference. Higher attendance was linked to larger reductions in stress and gains in resilience. Within the intervention group, acute post-session increases in parasympathetic-related heart rate variability were observed. The findings support integrating structured mindfulness training into nursing education, though long-term effects require further study.