Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on stress, depression, self-esteem and mindfulness in Thai nursing students
Completed
- Conditions
- Stress and DepressionMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN62401721
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Newcastle (Australia)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 127
Inclusion Criteria
Female and male nursing students, aged 18-20 years and studying in the first and the second years of the Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Phayao, Thailand
Exclusion Criteria
Nursing students in the third and fourth years of the Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Phayao, Thailand
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A series of questionnaires assessing stress, depression, self-esteem, mindfulness were administered at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks.<br>1. Stress was measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); scores ranged from 0 (never) to 4 (very often)<br>2. Depression was measured using the Centre for Epidemiology Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D); scores ranged from 0 (rarely or none) to 3 (most or all)<br>3. Self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), scores ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree)<br>4. Mindfulness was measured using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), scores ranged from 0 (almost always) to 6 (almost never)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The utilisation of health and counselling services were measured using a specially designed Health and Counselling Service Utilisation Questionnaire, at baseline, 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 32 weeks<br>2. Difference in intervention and control group participants? academic grades in the undergraduate nursing program was measured by accessing participants' academic records at the end of the academic period (semester) in which the research was conducted