The effects of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in nursing students: A quasi-experimental study.
A. Yüksel, Emel Bahadır Yılmaz
Nurse Education Today November 14, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104268 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program increased mindful attention awareness and reduced stress levels in nursing students. In a quasi-experimental study with 82 second-year nursing students, those who received the program showed significantly higher mindfulness scores and lower stress scores compared to a control group, with effects maintained at a 4-month follow-up. The program did not significantly affect depression or anxiety.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental study Randomized Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 82 |
| Population | Second-year undergraduate university nursing students |
| Intervention | Group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy |
| Duration | 4-month follow-up |
| Keywords | Medicine Psychology Education |
| Key finding | Group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy increased mindful attention awareness and reduced stress levels in nursing students. |
Abstract
BACKGROUND Academic and clinical stressors are experienced by most nursing students enrolled in a nursing education program. The students who cannot effectively deal with these stressors experience stress, anxiety and depression. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effects of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on mindfulness, depression, anxiety, and stress levels in nursing students. DESIGN This quasi-experimental study was carried out using a nonrandomized control group pre-test, post-test, and follow up design. SETTING Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aksaray, Turkey. PARTICIPANTS Eighty-two second-year undergraduate university nursing students. METHODS The group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program was conducted with the experimental group. The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) were measured at pre- and post- intervention, and at a 4-months follow-up. RESULTS The post-test mean scores of MAAS of the experimental group were statistically higher than the control group (p = .006). When the mean scores obtained in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up measurements were compared, the mean scores of MAAS increased (p = .000) and stress scores decreased significantly in the experimental group (p = .004). CONCLUSION A group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program conducted with nursing students had an effect on students' mindful attention awareness and stress levels. These study results indicate that this program can be used to reduce the levels of stress in nursing students.