2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Creation and examination of validity of mindfulness programs aimed at reducing nurses' stress levels

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23792557
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Fundamental nursing
Research Institution	Juntendo University
Principal Investigator	AYAMI Tateishi 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 助教 (00514861)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	看護師 / ストレス / マインドフルネス
Research Abstract	We created mindfulness programs (the one-hour program and the 8 weeks program) aimed at reducing the stress levels of hospital nurses, conducted the programs, and evaluated their mental health pre- and post-intervention by questionnaire. The one-hour program significantly contributed to a reduction in the psychological burden of the nurses’ work, but did not significantly impact their levels of mental health and burnout. All participants of the 8 weeks program described positive changes in their mental and physical status after attending the programs, and it is inferred that continuously practicing the exercises taught during the program were important for effectiveness.