To summarise and critically appraise the evidence of mindfulness-based interventions for psychological distress in patients with cancer and their partners. A critical review. The critical appraisal checklists of the Centre for Evidence-Based Management were utilised for the quality appraisal while reporting the results using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses...
Journal of Clinical NursingFebruary 20, 2022Hadassah Joann Ramachandran, Muhammad Shaheed Bin Mahmud, Priyadharshni Rajendran et al.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on psychological well-being, burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among working registered nurses. BACKGROUND Nurses account for nearly half of the global healthcare workforce and are considered significant contributors in multi-disciplinary healthcare teams. Yet,...
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore the studies that used interventions based on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for decreasing psychological distress among nurses. BACKGROUND: Because of the demanding nature of their work, nurses often have significantly high levels of stress, anxiety and depression. MBSR has been reported to be an effective intervention to decrease psychological...
To ascertain how midwives perceived attending a mindfulness course impacted on their professional practice, particularly in regard to any stress they experienced at work. A qualitative study using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine midwives. A large maternity Trust in the United Kingdom. An eight-week mindfulness course, adapted from...
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test whether nurse-patient interaction affects cognitively intact nursing home patients' interpersonal and intrapersonal self-transcendence, as well as testing the psychometric properties of the Nurse-Patient Interaction Scale (NPIS). BACKGROUND: Self-transcendence is considered a spiritual developmental process of maturity in adulthood, and a...
To document the narratives of nursing staff in a Thai rehabilitation centre where complementary therapies are used and to discuss perceived progress of these complementary therapies on stroke patients. Specific complementary therapies used at this rehabilitation centre include Thai massage and herbal therapies. In Thailand, there is cultural acknowledgement of a range of traditional therapies...