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The impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction training program on depression, anxiety, and stress in Moroccan nurses

Jamal Ksiksou, Lhoussaine Maskour, Smail Alaoui

Kontakt August 15, 2023 DOI: 10.32725/kont.2023.028 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed
Sample size 80
Population Hospital nurses in Tetouan province, Morocco (59 women, 21 men)
Duration 8-week intervention, 4-month follow-up
Measures Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
Topics Anxiety Depression Meditation
Citations 5
Key findings An eight-week MBSR program significantly reduced depression, anxiety, and stress and increased mindfulness in nurses compared with a control group, with effects maintained at four-month follow-up. The authors conclude MBSR is an effective evidence-based psychotherapeutic intervention for nurses and recommend further EEG-based neuroscience research.

Abstract

PozadĂ­: Tato studie zkoumĂĄ dopad trĂŠninkovĂŠho programu zaměřenĂŠho na sniĹžovĂĄnĂ­ stresu, deprese a Ăşzkosti na zĂĄkladě vĹĄĂ­mavosti u zdravotnĂ­ch sester v Maroku. Metody: ÚčastnĂ­ci byli vybrĂĄni z nemocnice v provincii Tetouan v Maroku. Jednalo se o 80 nemocničnĂ­ch sester, 59 Ĺžen a 21 muŞů. Byli nĂĄhodně rozděleni do intervenčnĂ­ skupiny a kontrolnĂ­ skupiny, v kaĹždĂŠ skupině bylo 40 účastnĂ­kĹŻ. Jako psychologickĂĄ intervence v intervenčnĂ­ skupině byl pouĹžit osmitĂ˝dennĂ­ trĂŠnink na vĹĄĂ­mavost. K posouzenĂ­ vĂ˝sledkĹŻ obou skupin před a po intervenci byla pouĹžita ĹĄkĂĄla deprese, Ăşzkosti a stresu a pětiĂşrovňovĂ˝ dotaznĂ­k zaměřenĂ˝ na vĹĄĂ­mavost. VĂ˝sledky: IntervenčnĂ­ skupina vykazovala vĂ˝znamnĂŠ rozdĂ­ly v prĹŻměrnĂŠm post-testovĂŠm skĂłre od pre-testu v proměnnĂ˝ch: deprese (η2 = 0,249; p < 0,001), Ăşzkost = (η2 = 0,282; p < 0,001) a stres = (η2 = 0,396 p < 0,001), stejně jako ve FFMQ (η2 = 0,379; p < 0,001). Podobně čtyřměsíčnĂ­ sledovĂĄnĂ­ odhalilo, Ĺže vĹĄechny proměnnĂŠ vykazovaly statisticky vĂ˝znamnĂŠ rozdĂ­ly se stejnou velikostĂ­ účinku (η2 = 1,387; p < 0,001). ZĂĄvěr: VĂ˝cvikovĂ˝ program MBSR je účinnĂĄ psychoterapeutickĂĄ intervence zaloĹženĂĄ na dĹŻkazech pro léčbu deprese, Ăşzkosti a stresu u nemocničnĂ­ch sester. DoporučujĂ­ se dalĹĄĂ­ hloubkovĂŠ studie zaloĹženĂŠ na neurovědeckĂ˝ch datech pomocĂ­ elektroencefalogramu (EEG) evokovanĂ˝ch mozkovĂ˝ch potenciĂĄlĹŻ.

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