A mindfulness-based worksite program called Mindfulness in Motion was offered to over 600 healthcare workers, including nurses, physicians, and other staff. After an 8-week intervention, nursing professionals showed significant reductions in burnout and perceived stress, along with significant increases in resilience and work engagement. The number of nurses who no longer met the criteria for burnout was 10% higher than among other participants. The findings suggest that organizationally supported mindfulness programs may be especially beneficial for nursing professionals.
A mindfulness program with biofeedback reduced perceived stress and mood disturbances in health care providers but did not change sleep or nocturnal physiology. Sixty-six participants completed eight weekly virtual group sessions and home practice using a mobile app while wearing sleep sensors. No sleep metrics improved; heart rate variability was slightly lower after sessions but not clinically meaningful. Perceived stress dropped from week 3 onward, and mood disturbances improved at several time points. The program helped subjective well-being without measurable physiological change.
A program called Mindfulness in Motion (MIM) improved physiological markers of stress in healthcare providers. Nineteen participants wore heart monitors before and after eight weekly MIM sessions. After sessions, heart rate variability (SDNN) increased from 38.2 to 47.8 ms, low-frequency power rose from 906 to 2375 ms², and respiration rate slowed from 13.9 to 11.9 breaths per minute. Resilience scores also increased from 27.7 to 31.5 over the eight weeks. Some improvements were seen at the start of later sessions, suggesting cumulative benefits. However, changes in frequency-domain heart rate variability metrics suggested slight physiological arousal immediately after sessions, so results should be interpreted cautiously.
A workplace mindfulness intervention called Mindfulness in Motion (MIM), delivered virtually in weekly group sessions, reduced self-reported respiratory rates and perceived stress while increasing resiliency in health care workers. Before sessions, average respiratory rate was 13.24 breaths per minute; after sessions it dropped to 9.69 breaths per minute. Perceived stress scores decreased from 17.52 to 13.52, and resiliency scores rose from 11.30 to 19.29 over eight weeks. The effects on respiratory rate were both acute and cumulative, with significant reductions appearing from week three onward. More research is needed to confirm improved parasympathetic states.