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Effects of a Stress Management Training Program With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Aysel Karaca, Nuriye Yıldırım Şişman

Journal of Nursing Education May 1, 2019 DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20190422-05 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed
Population Turkish nursing students
Intervention Mindfulness-based stress reduction program
Duration 12 weeks, sessions twice per week; follow-up assessment (length not stated)
Measures Nursing Education Stress Scale, Mindfulness Scale, Stress Management Styles Scale
Topics Meditation
Key findings The authors report that a 12-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program significantly reduced nursing education stress and increased mindfulness among Turkish nursing students, and that it strengthened coping by increasing self-confident and optimistic approaches while decreasing the helpless approach.

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program applied to a sample of Turkish nursing students.

Method: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Program sessions of 90 to 95 minutes were given twice per week for 12 weeks. Data were collected using the Nursing Education Stress Scale, the Mindfulness Scale, and the Stress Management Styles Scale.

Results: A statistically significant difference was found in the mean posttest and mean follow-up scores obtained by the control group and the experimental group on the Nursing Education Stress Scale and its subdimensions. On the Mindfulness Scale, a statistically significant difference was found between the mean pretest and posttest scores obtained by the experiment and control groups.

Conclusion: The results derived from this study suggest that the mindfulness-based stress reduction program is effective in reducing the stress experienced by students during nursing education, increasing their mindfulness, strengthening their coping mechanisms for stress, increasing their use of self-confident and optimistic approaches, and decreasing their use of the helpless approach. [ J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(5):273–280.]

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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients 2004 Randomized controlled trial n = 73

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