THE EFFECT OF MBSR PROGRAM ON RESILIENCE, BURNOUT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG JUNAGADH CIVIL HOSPITAL NURSES: A REVIEW

This review examines evidence on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for nurses, focusing on resilience, burnout, and psychological well-being. The authors report that mindfulness-based interventions can reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout while improving resilience and psychological well-being. They note that even modified or brief MBSR formats may benefit nurses. However, variability in intervention design, sample size, and follow-up duration limits firm conclusions about long-term effects. Overall, they propose MBSR as a practical, low-cost, and promising strategy for improving nurse well-being in hospital settings, with relevance to Junagadh Civil Hospital nurses.

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Abstract

Nursing is a highly demanding profession that exposes staff to sustained occupational stress, emotional labor, shift work, and high patient-care expectations. These pressures can contribute to burnout, decreased resilience, and poorer psychological well-being. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has received increasing attention as a feasible intervention to support nurses’ mental health and professional functioning. This review examines evidence on the effect of MBSR on resilience, burnout, and psychological well-being among nurses, with relevance to Junagadh Civil Hospital nurses. Recent literature suggests that mindfulness-based interventions can reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout while improving resilience and psychological well-being. The evidence further indicates that even modified or brief formats of MBSR may be beneficial in nursing populations. However, variability in intervention design, sample size, and follow-up duration limits firm conclusions about long-term effects. Overall, MBSR appears to be a practical, low-cost, and promising strategy for improving nurse well-being in hospital settings.