Exploring Knowledge Attitudes and Practice Associated with Meditation Among Tertiary Health Care Workers
Jyoti C. Patel, P.B Neetu, Akshay Patil -, Ajinkya Date -, Akash Pawar -, Oindrila Roy Chowdhury, Anil Patil -, Sayantika Kumari -
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research January 7, 2026 DOI: 10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.65724 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 201 |
| Population | Nurses at Tata Memorial Hospital |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Keywords | Burnout Intervention counseling Trait Mental health Health care Emotional exhaustion Clinical psychology Nursing |
| Key findings | The study explores the relationships among perceived stress, trait mindfulness, and meditation, and identifies factors associated with interest in an online meditation program, aiming to determine the feasibility and acceptability of meditation for reducing stress and suffering. |
Abstract
Occupational suffering exhaustion related to stress in the workplace is experienced by nurses who are regularly confronted with trauma, suffering, and high workloads. suffer exhaustion can negatively impact patient care and have detrimental effects on nurses’ physical and mental health. Meditation-based stress decrease programs have been researched as a potential holistic intervention for reducing stress and burnout in nurses through calming present awareness, emotional regulation, and positive thinking.
Aim: 1. To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with meditation among the Tata memorial hospital Nurses and investigate the relationship between perceived stress, trait mindfulness, and meditation. Factors associated with interest to participate in an online meditation program were also explored. 2. To determine whether meditation is feasible, acceptable and effective to decrease stress, and suffering trauma.
Methods: A survey-based cross-sectional study of201 Nurses staff, in Tata memorial hospital, assessed knowledge of meditation, attitudes toward meditation using the Determine the Meditation Practice Inventory (DMPI), and meditation experience.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on meditation, most cited first.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Experienced meditators and nonmeditating comparison groups | 2008 | Cross-sectional study | |
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| Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: Development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). School-aged children and adolescents | 2011 | Cross-sectional validation study | n = 1,413 |
| Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators Experienced meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | n = 152 |
| Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress Undergraduates | 2008 | Cross-sectional, correlational |