Effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on nursing interns' death anxiety, stress, and palliative care self-efficacy during oncology end-of-life training.
Palliative & Supportive Care September 11, 2026 Donia Elsaid Fathi Zaghamir, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Hala Samir Ahmed El-Husseiny
Objectives: Nursing interns often experience high levels of death anxiety and stress, which can reduce their comfort and confidence in caring for dying patients. This study evaluated the effects of an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on death anxiety, perceived stress, and attitudes toward care of the dying among nursing interns during palliative and oncology rotations....
DOI: 10.1017/s1478951526103447 (opens in new tab)
Humans
Palliative care
Terminal care
Attitude to death
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