Jennifer Scarpena
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), USA
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care
This study was focused on learning what effects a four-week mindful breathing meditation intervention had on self-reported stress levels of nurses. Research questions pertained to how participation in the intervention effects self-reported stress levels, how many years of nursing and age effect stress levels, and how assigned shift, day or night effect stress levels. This study was a quasi-experimental design consisting of an experimental group and control group. The experimental group consisted of 12 full-time nurses; while, the control group consisted of 14 full-time nurses. Both groups completed a pre-test measuring selfreported stress levels using the PSS-10. The experimental group participated in a mindful breathing meditation intervention three times per week for a four-week period. Both the experimental and control groups completed a follow-up test including the PSS-10 and two qualitative questions. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference on self-reported stress levels of nurses in the experimental group, z = 2.281, p < 0.05. Differences between the years of nursing groups and selfreported stress was not statistically significant, F (4, 21) = 0.868, p = 0.499. There was no statistically significant difference in self-reported stress levels by assigned shift, day or night 1.80 (95% CI, 4.73 to 8.32), t (24) = 0.568, p = 0.575. There were no statistically significant differences in self-reported stress levels of nurses between age groups, F (7, 18) = 0.431, p = 0.870. It was learned that participants support having work time dedicated to stress management but feel finding time during a shift to conduct the technique would present a challenge. jscarpena@niagara.edu
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