The effects of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in nursing students: A quasi-experimental study

Academic and clinical stressors are experienced by most nursing students enrolled in a nursing education program. The students who cannot effectively deal with these stressors experience stress, anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of group mindfulness-based cog...

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Published in:Nurse education today 2020-02, Vol.85, p.104268-104268, Article 104268
Main Authors: Yüksel, Arzu, Bahadır Yılmaz, Emel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Attention
Clinical nursing
Cognitive Restructuring
Cognitive therapy
College students
Control Groups
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Educational programs
Experimental Groups
Group therapy
Health education
Health sciences
Medical education
Mental depression
Mindfulness
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing student
Nursing Students
Quasi-experimental methods
Stress
Students
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Summary:Academic and clinical stressors are experienced by most nursing students enrolled in a nursing education program. The students who cannot effectively deal with these stressors experience stress, anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on mindfulness, depression, anxiety, and stress levels in nursing students. This quasi-experimental study was carried out using a nonrandomized control group pre-test, post-test, and follow up design. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aksaray, Turkey. Eighty-two second-year undergraduate university nursing students. The group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program was conducted with the experimental group. The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) were measured at pre- and post- intervention, and at a 4-months follow-up. The post-test mean scores of MAAS of the experimental group were statistically higher than the control group (p = .006). When the mean scores obtained in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up measurements were compared, the mean scores of MAAS increased (p = .000) and stress scores decreased significantly in the experimental group (p = .004). A group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program conducted with nursing students had an effect on students' mindful attention awareness and stress levels. These study results indicate that this program can be used to reduce the levels of stress in nursing students.
ISSN:0260-6917
1532-2793
DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104268