Research published in Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association

Nurse-Led, Digitally Supported Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Early Postmenopausal Women: Protocol for a Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association April 28, 2026 Shashirani Pangambam, Bidita Khandelwal, Barkha Devi et al.

Early postmenopause is characterized by persistent menopausal symptoms that may impair quality of life. Globally, early postmenopausal care is constrained by sociocultural barriers and limited availability of nurse-led, nonpharmacological services. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), aligned with holistic nursing philosophy, lacks evidence in culturally adapted, nurse-led, digitally...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101261444517 Full text Mindfulness Holistic nursing Menopause

Integrating Spirituality and Self-Transcendence in Chronic Kidney Disease Management: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association April 8, 2026 Siti Nurkholifah, Yurika Fauzia Wardhani, Minarti Minarti et al.

PurposeTo test and validate a Spirituality-Based Self-Transcendence (STS) model explaining how personal, external, and behavioral factors influence psychological well-being through spiritual self-transcendence among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Indonesia.DesignA cross-sectional analytical study.MethodsA total of 140 adults with CKD were recruited using multistage random...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101261437957 Full text Chronic kidney disease Nursing theory Self-transcendence Spirituality +2

Mindfulness in Nursing Education: A Holistic Strategy for Enhancing Student Well-Being and Resilience.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 24, 2025 Donna Balsam, Cindy A. Stein, Alyssa Erikson 1 citation

Purpose of Study: This project explored the feasibility and perceived benefits of integrating mindfulness training, grounded in holistic nursing philosophy, into undergraduate and post-licensure BSN nursing curricula to support student well-being and resilience. Design of Study: Nursing faculty implemented an educational intervention using a pre-post design across two university nursing...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101251404156 Full text Common themes Educators Group/population Healing modalities +6

Transformative Nature of Therapeutic Touch® as Compassion Meditation: Sculpting From Within.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 1, 2025 Katherine C Rosa

Holistic nurses intentionally respond to the suffering of others with compassion. This article presents knowledge relevant to the Universal force of compassion from three knowledge sources: (a) neuroscience, (b) the chakra system by clairvoyants, and (c) nursing theorists Watson, Newman, and Smith. In the past two decades an increase in research on compassion has yielded information that has...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101241301124 Full text Caring Compassion Human-energy field Therapeutic touch +3

Integrating Holistic Communication into Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care: An Approach Based on Peplau's Theory.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association September 3, 2025 Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Felipe Teixeira, Lucas Oliveira Maia

Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) has shown promising results in alleviating psychological and existential suffering among individuals with serious illnesses. In parallel, nursing offers a robust theoretical framework to guide therapeutic communication in this context. This article explores the application of Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations (PTIR) as a foundation for holistic...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101251374371 Full text Hospice Interpersonal relations Nursing Palliative care. +1

A Comparative Analysis on Mindfulness Interventions Between Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesia and Masters' Entry Advanced Generalist Nursing Programs.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association July 16, 2025 Ashlee Barnes, Arthur Ko, Jill A Turner

Purpose: The study's purposes were: (a) to explore the impact of mindfulness interventions regarding ease and confidence in the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) and Masters' Entry Advanced Generalist Nursing (MEAGN) graduate nursing programs and (b) to assess and compare the perceptions of mindfulness interventions between students in the CRNA and MEAGN programs. Study design:...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101251356101 Full text Mindfulness Graduate nursing students Higher education Mental health +1

The Effect of Mindfulness Practices on Positive Thinking and Stress Coping Behaviors of Earthquake Survivor Nursing Students: A Nonrandomized Controlled Study.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 5, 2025 Betul Bal, Nagihan Koroğlu Kaba

Purpose: This study was conducted to reveal the effect of mindfulness practices on nursing students' stress-coping behaviors and positive thinking skills. Method: This was a two-group parallel nonrandomized study. Mindfulness practices were applied to the students in the experimental group. Data were collected using research tools (Personal Information Form, Positive Thinking Skills Scale, and...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101251342293 Full text Mindfulness Coping behavior Disaster victims Positive thinking +2

Decreasing Workplace Violence With-Injury in an Acute Psychiatric Setting Through Brief Intentional Grounding.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association April 13, 2025 William Brooke, Susanlee Wisotzkey 2 citations

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate if integrating a holistic mindfulness modality into group therapy can decrease violence with-injury on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Design: The research used a mixed experimental design. Method: Allied Therapy Services (ATS) staff was trained in the mindfulness modality Brief Intentional Grounding and implemented it within group therapy twice...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101251330394 Full text Mindfulness Inpatient psychiatric care Resilience Stress +1

Holistic Healing Through Mindfulness: An Experimental Study Addressing Psychological Challenges Among Nurses Caring for Patients With COVID-19.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association March 17, 2025 Hossam Alhawatmeh, Luay Abusaif, Maryam Alharrasi et al. 2 citations

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mHealth-based mindfulness intervention on trait mindfulness, stress, anxiety, and depression among Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan. Method: Using a pretest-posttest parallel controlled design, 102 nurses from the King Abdullah University Hospital were randomly assigned into experimental (n = 51) and control (n =...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101251323021 Full text Anxiety Depression Covid-19 Mhealth-based mindfulness intervention +3

Transcendental Meditation Enriches Nurses' Authentic Presence Through Caring for Self and Others.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 1, 2024 Catherine Aquino-Russell, Jennifer I Bonamer, Susan R Hartranft et al. 1 citation

Purpose of Study: Given the enormity of the most recent challenges to clinician well-being, intensified by the pandemic, we decided to explore the influence of Transcendental Meditation® (TM)® on the well-being of clinical nurses. The purpose of our study was to use qualitative analysis to enhance our understanding of the experiences of clinical nurses who practiced TM, as viewed through the...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101241262922 Full text Authentic presence Clinical nurses Present moment awareness Self-care +2

Zen Den: A Novel Approach to Promote Well-Being in the Workplace.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 1, 2024 Melanie Naone, Christina Ford, Katherine Finn Davis 1 citation

Purpose: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, holistic nurses at an academic level 1 trauma center in Hawaii utilized a novel holistic approach to combat stress and anxiety symptoms while promoting nurse's well-being. This assessment aimed to determine whether a brief session incorporating Reiki and meditation could decrease nurses' perceived stress and anxiety while increasing perceived...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101241263131 Full text Covid-19 Reiki Alternative/complementary therapies Energy-based therapies/energy work +3

Meditation for Anxiety: A Holistic Approach to Treatment.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 1, 2024 Paige H Cork, Lydia Elliott, Angela Trombley 1 citation

This comprehensive integrated literature review provides evidence-based information on mindfulness meditation as a primary care treatment for anxiety. A variety of databases were utilized for article collection including MEDLINE Complete, CINAHL Plus with full text, Cochrane library, APA PsycInfo, APA PsycTests, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and PsycARTICLES. Research suggests...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101231217361 Full text Anxiety Breath meditation Breathing meditation Mindful breathing +8

Evaluation of Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy (GRMT) for Reducing Stress in Nurses.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 1, 2023 Shu-Chen Wang, Wen-Yu Hu, Lloyd Lalande et al.

Guided respiration mindfulness therapy (GRMT) is a clinical model of breathwork that has shown promise as a treatment for depression, anxiety, and stress. This study examined the effectiveness of GRMT as a holistically oriented intervention for reducing psychological distress in nurses. Sixty-two nurses were assigned to either five sessions of GRMT or 5 sessions of a mindfulness-based...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101221094973 Full text Anxiety Breathwork Mindfulness Grmt +2

Mindfulness as a Symptom Management Strategy for Fibromyalgia: An Integrative Review.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 1, 2023 Sarah Gordon, Roy Brown, Michaela Hogan et al.

Introduction: Mindfulness Meditation is a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modality growing in popularity. Currently, mindfulness is under-studied regarding efficacy; however, it offers a potentially accessible way to contribute to symptom management in chronic pain conditions. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine the literature for the use of mindfulness as symptom...

DOI: 10.1177/08980101221123833 Full text Mindfulness Fibromyalgia Symptom management

Palliative Nursing and Sacred Medicine: A Holistic Stance on Entheogens, Healing, and Spiritual Care.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association March 1, 2019 William E Rosa, Stephanie Hope, Marianne Matzo 27 citations

The fields of palliative and holistic nursing both maintain a commitment to the care of the whole person, including a focus on spiritual care. Advanced serious illness may pose a plethora of challenges to patients seeking to create meaning and purpose in their lives. The purpose of this article is to introduce scholarly dialogue on the integration of entheogens, medicines that engender an...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010118770302 Full text Death and dying End of life Grief, loss, suffering Healing +2

Exploring co-meditation as a means of reducing anxiety and facilitating relaxation in a nursing school setting.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 2011 Violet M Malinski, Vidette Todaro-Franceschi

The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether co-meditation, shared or cross-breathing, could reduce anxiety and enhance relaxation in a nursing school setting. The specific outcomes to be assessed in the quantitative component were blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and anxiety, both state and trait. A qualitative component explored participants' experiences with co-meditation...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010111398334 Full text

Feasibility of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for early-stage breast cancer survivors.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 2011 Cecile A Lengacher, Versie Johnson-Mallard, Michelle Barta et al.

To assess the feasibility of whether mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has a positive effect on breast cancer survivors' psychological status, psychosocial characteristics, symptoms, and quality of life (QOL) during the critical transition period from end of treatment to resumption of daily activities. Single-group, quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design. A sample of 19 women who...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010110385938 Full text

Self-transcendence and spiritual well-being in the Amish.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 2011 Patricia A Sharpnack, Mary T Quinn Griffin, Alison M Benders et al.

Self-transcendence, the ability to expand one's relationship to others and the environment, has been found to provide hope which helps a person adapt and cope with illness. Spiritual well-being, the perception of health and wholeness, can boost self-confidence and self esteem. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to describe the relationship between self-transcendence and...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010110378043 Full text

Self-transcendence, spiritual well-being, and spiritual practices of women with breast cancer.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 2010 Jeani C Thomas, Mattie Burton, Mary T Quinn Griffin et al.

As women recover from the experience of breast cancer and its treatment, it is important for them to find meaning in their lives and to understand their experiences from a holistic perspective. This study was designed to provide additional information about how women and their experiences recovering from breast cancer. The specific purpose was to describe the relationship between...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010109358766 Full text

Florence Nightingale: a 19th-century mystic.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association March 1, 2010 Barbara M Dossey

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) received a clear and profoundly moving Call to serve God at the age of 16. Through a lifetime of hard work and discipline, she became a practicing mystic in the Western tradition, thereby becoming an instrument of God's love, which was the primarily source of her great energy and the fabled "Nightingale power." To understand the life and work of this legendary...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010109356474 Full text

Tai chi and meditation: A conceptual (re)synthesis?

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 2009 Paul Posadzki, Samantha Jacques

The aim of this article is to review the literature on Tai Chi and meditation. A coherent construct is developed that includes a comparative analysis and conceptual synthesis of existing theories. The authors discuss a set of assumptions that justify this synthesis; they also argue that this construct would facilitate greater understanding of Tai Chi from the perspective of meditation. Such...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010108330807 Full text

Mystical experience in the context of health care.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 1, 2008 Alison S Witte, Dirk M Van der Wal, H Chrissie Steyn 6 citations

Eighteen participants in a rural Appalachian community were interviewed to learn about their mystical experiences in the context of health care. Semistructured interviews addressed factors initiating mystical experience and essential qualities of mystical experience. Nursing process and the nurse's response were examined. Data were analyzed using the immersion/crystallization method and concept...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010107310617 Full text

The suitability of mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic hepatitis C.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 2007 Lynn S Koerbel, Donna M Zucker

As incidence of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in the United States increases, management of physical and psychological symptoms over the long term becomes crucial. Research has shown meditation to be a valuable tool in reducing such symptoms for various chronic illnesses. In particular, the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program offers curriculum that has been shown to influence both...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010107304742 Full text

Loving-kindness meditation for chronic low back pain: results from a pilot trial.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association September 1, 2005 James W Carson, Francis J Keefe, Thomas R Lynch et al.

Loving-kindness meditation has been used for centuries in the Buddhist tradition to develop love and transform anger into compassion. This pilot study tested an 8-week loving-kindness program for chronic low back pain patients. Patients (N = 43) were randomly assigned to the intervention or standard care. Standardized measures assessed patients' pain, anger, and psychological distress. Post and...

DOI: 10.1177/0898010105277651 Full text

Florence Nightingale. A 19th-century mystic.

Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 1, 1998 B M Dossey

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) received a clear and profoundly moving Call to serve God at the age of 16. Through a lifetime of hard work and discipline, she became a practicing mystic in the Western tradition, thereby becoming an instrument of God's love, which was the primary source of her great energy and the fabled "Nightingale power." To understand the life and work of this legendary...

DOI: 10.1177/089801019801600205 Full text

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