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Effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on oncology nurses’ burnout and compassion fatigue symptoms: A non-randomized study

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Duarte, Joana, Pinto-Gouveia, José·2016·International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Background Job stress and burnout are highly frequent in healthcare professionals, and prevalence in nurses can be as high as 40%. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing stress and increasing well-being in a wide range of populations and contexts. However, controlled studies with healthcare professionals, and especially nurses, are scarce.Objectives, design and setting The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of an on-site, abbreviated mindfulness-based intervention for nurses, using a nonrandomized, wait-list comparison design. The effectiveness of the intervention was measured through several validated self-report measures that participants completed before and after the intervention, assessing burnout, compassion fatigue, psychological symptoms, mindfulness, self-compassion, experiential avoidances, rumination, and satisfaction with life.Participants A sample of 94 oncology nurses agreed to participate in the study and self-selected into an experimental (n=45) and comparison condition (n=48). Complete data was obtained for 48 of the initial 94 participants, mainly due to poor follow-up data rather than high drop-out rate.Results Statistical analyses included a series of 2×2 ANOVAs and ANCOVAs. Results indicated that nurses in the intervention reported significant decreases in compassion fatigue, burnout, stress, experiential avoidance, and increases in satisfaction with life, mindfulness and self-compassion, with medium to large effect sizes. Nurses in the comparison group didn't present significant changes in these variables. Results also pointed to a high degree of acceptability of the intervention.Conclusions This study provides preliminary evidence that mindfulness-based interventions may be efficacious in reducing oncology nurses' psychological symptoms and improving their overall well-being, and thus may be worthy of further study in this population.

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Authors
Duarte, J., & Pinto-Gouveia, J.
Affiliations
University of Coimbra (PT)
Corresponding author
Duarte, Joana
Venue
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-12
Volume
64
Pages
98-107
ISSN
0020-7489 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2530092006
Cited by
225
References
72
Citations by year
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FWCI
18.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Nursing Studies (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (SFRH/BD/81416/2011)
  • European Social Fund
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
Keywords
mindfulness-based interventions, burnout, compassion fatigue, oncology nurses, nurse well-being, occupational stress, self-compassion, experiential avoidance, rumination, life satisfaction, treatment acceptability
MeSH terms
Compassion Fatigue, Adult, Burnout, Professional, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Oncology Nursing, Program Evaluation, Mindfulness

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