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 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.