RN since 1976, Psychiatric nurse Practitioner since 2006, retired and now teaching evidence-based mindfulness programs.
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Here is another small study which supports the benefits of Mindfulness Interventions to support nurses’ well-being and address sleep disturbance, which the study reports is
Well, not exactly. More like a planning guide for introducing Mindfulness Based Interventions in a hospital. This 2024 qualitative review of 18 studies synthesized the
Qualitative study shows that a brief, five week course of two hour classes and home practice of applied mindfulness based on the teachings of Zen
In a departure from my usual choice of studies to highlight in this blog I’ll share with the reader a “look under the hood” for
A 2023 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis showed that mindfulness-based interventions such as MBSR and MBCT may significantly reduce psychological symptoms and fatigue in patients with
Compassion fatigue is defined as a physical and emotional exhaustion alongside diminished empathy
in caregivers of persons who experience suffering from acute or chronic
The research paper describes a study to investigate the impact of a nurse led mindfulness meditation on compassion fatigue on a nursing unit of a
The research paper describes a study to investigate the impact of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on nurse burnout. The study found that nurses in the
A qualitative study focusing on shared mindfulness meditation among cancer patients, health professionals, and third persons demonstrated acceptability and benefits for participants. The study design
I focus on this study for three reasons:
1) It is brief and potentially replicable as an intervention in other settings at minimal cost.<br