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Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on depression, anxiety, stress and mindfulness in Korean nursing students 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Song, Y.,Lindquist, R.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam
  • 출판년도2015
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Nurse education today
  • 발행사항Vol.35No.1[2015]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0260-6917
  • 소개/요약Background Nursing students often experience depression, anxiety, stress and decreased mindfulness which may decrease their patient care effectiveness. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) effectively reduced depression, anxiety and stress, and increased mindfulness in previous research with other populations, but there is sparse evidence regarding its effectiveness for nursing students in Korea. Objectives To examine the effects of MBSR on depression, anxiety, stress and mindfulness in Korean nursing students. Design A randomized controlled trial. Participants/Setting Fifty (50) nursing students at KN University College of Nursing in South Korea were randomly assigned to two groups. Data from 44 students, MBSR (n = 21) and a wait list (WL) control (n = 23) were analyzed. Methods The MBSR group practiced mindfulness meditation for 2 hours every week for 8 weeks. The WL group did not receive MBSR intervention. Standardized self-administered questionnaires of depression, anxiety, stress and mindfulness were administered at the baseline prior to the MBSR program and at completion (at 8 weeks). Results Compared with WL participants, MBSR participants reported significantly greater decreases in depression, anxiety and stress, and greater increase in mindfulness. Conclusion A program of MBSR was effective when it was used with nursing students in reducing measures of depression, anxiety and stress, and increasing their mindful awareness. MBSR shows promise for use with nursing students to address their experience of mild depression, anxiety and stress, and to increase mindfulness in academic and clinical work, warranting further study.