THE EFFECT OF MBSR PROGRAM ON RESILIENCE, BURNOUT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG JUNAGADH CIVIL HOSPITAL NURSES: A REVIEW
Riddhi Vaghela, Dr. Piyush Dholariya
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 15, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21676247 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
|---|---|
| Population | Nurses |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Burnout Psychological intervention Intervention counseling Psychological resilience Mindfulness-based stress reduction Relevance law Mental health nursing Clinical psychology Nursing interventions classification |
| Key findings | Argues that mindfulness-based interventions, including MBSR, can reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout while improving resilience and psychological well-being among nurses, though long-term effects remain uncertain due to variability in study designs. |
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.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |