Journal of Advanced Nursing
November 7, 2025
Yingying Qin, Ying Zhou, Wenjing Wang et al.
To explore the abnormal experiences of time and space among transitional-age youth with major depressive disorder. A descriptive phenomenological qualitative study. The study was conducted at a psychiatric hospital in China. Purposive sampling was used to recruit transitional-age youth with major depressive disorder. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using...
Journal of Advanced Nursing
April 7, 2025
Ken-Hok-Man Ho, D. Cheung, Sharon L. Bourke et al.
ABSTRACT Aim To discuss reflexivity for conducting hermeneutic phenomenology and to present the hermeneutic phenomenological circle. Design Discussion paper. Methods We employed data on the lived experience of loneliness of older adults in residential care homes during the COVID‐19 pandemic to demonstrate the reflexivity required for hermeneutic phenomenology. We showcased a reflective process...
Journal of Advanced Nursing
February 5, 2020
Nora Suleiman-Martos, J. Gómez-Urquiza, Raimundo Aguayo-Estremera et al.
AIM To analyse the effect of mindfulness training on levels of burnout among nurses. BACKGROUND Burnout syndrome is a common occupational hazard for nursing staff. Mindfulness training has been proposed as a valid intervention for burnout. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES The CINAHL, LILACS, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Scielo and Scopus databases were consulted, using...
Journal of Advanced Nursing
July 1, 2019
Huei-Lih Hwang, C. Tu, Hui-Shan Chan
AIMS To examine the relationship between nursing staffs' self-transcendence and well-being in long-term care facilities and to investigate the mediating role of caring behaviours in the aforementioned relationship. BACKGROUND Factors associated with the well-being of healthcare providers influence the quality of care delivered. Although an increasing number of studies have shed light on the...
Journal of Advanced Nursing
August 1, 2013
Ellen Birx
To report an analysis and comparison of the concepts centring and opening meditation processes in health care. Centring and opening meditation processes are included in nursing theories and frequently recommended in health care for stress management. These meditation processes are integrated into emerging psychotherapy approaches and there is a rapidly expanding body of neuroscience research...
Journal of Advanced Nursing
May 1, 2013
AbstractAimThis article reports an empirical study of self‐transcendence in cognitively intact nursing‐home patients. The aim was to investigate the interrelationships between self‐transcendence and nursing‐home patients' physical, social, emotional and functional well‐being.BackgroundFinding new and alternative approaches to increase well‐being among nursing‐home patients is highly warranted....
Journal of Advanced Nursing
September 29, 2005
Joanna E. Smith, Janet Richardson, Caroline Hoffman et al.
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AIM: This paper reports a systematic review and critical appraisal of the evidence on the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for cancer supportive care. BACKGROUND: The experience of cancer can have a negative impact on both psychological and physical health and on quality of life. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a therapy package that has been used with patients with a...