Impact of a mindful self-compassion workshop incorporating sandtray on burnout in undergraduate nursing students: A mixed methods, pre-post study.

Autor: Durant DJ; Behavioral Health and Health Policy Practice, Westat Inc., Rockville, MD, USA; The Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX, USA. Electronic address: danielledurant@westat.com., Colburn VF; Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bayview Psychiatric Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, USA., Guerrazzi-Young C; Jack C. Massey College of Business, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nurse education in practice [Nurse Educ Pract] 2024 Nov 16; Vol. 82, pp. 104203. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 16.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104203
Abstrakt: Aim: To assess the impact of a 4-hour, hands-on mindful self-compassion workshop incorporating sand tray exercises on undergraduate nursing student understanding of mindfulness and self-compassion, as well as feelings of burnout.
Background: Burnout is the primary reason nurses leave the profession. Given widespread nursing shortages, it is important to address burnout early, with proven approaches. Mindfulness-based interventions have shown to reduce burnout in healthcare workers.
Design: This is a mixed methods interventional study with a pre-post design.
Methods: A pre- and 2-month post-survey of demographic, lifestyle questions and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Edition (MBI-S) was administered to participants and controls. Open-ended questions assessed participants' understanding of the concepts of mindfulness and self-compassion. A qualitative post-workshop survey assessed participants' reactions to the workshop. Multivariate regression analysis using a difference-in-differences approach assessed changes in the domains of burnout and overall feelings of burnout. Thematic analysis assessed changes in understanding of mindfulness and self-compassion and effectiveness of the workshop.
Results: A convenience sample of 133 undergraduate nursing students (68 participants, 65 controls) was recruited. The proportion of respondents indicating they feel burned out once a week or more was significantly lower for participants post-intervention than controls, with participants experiencing 71 % reduced odds (OR =.289, P=.085). Additionally, the intervention improved understanding of mindfulness and self-compassion and was considered effective at improving emotional awareness and control.
Conclusion: A mindful self-compassion workshop using sandtray exercises improved student nurse understanding of these concepts, was well-received and decreased the frequency with which students feel burned out.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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