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Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Programme for Reducing the Stress Level of Nursing Student

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stress
Emotion Regulation
Interventions
Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Other: continuing a routine life
Registration Number
NCT05100537
Lead Sponsor
Maltepe University
Brief Summary

Purpose: This research was planned to determine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on reducing the stress level and emotion regulation of nursing students.

Design: The research was planned as a pretest, posttest, follow-up and randomized controlled study in order to determine the effect of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the stress level and emotion regulation of nursing students.

Hypotheses: H1: The perceived stress level scores of nursing students in the intervention group participating in the mindfulness-based stress reduction program will decrease compared to the nursing students in the control group.

H2: The perceived stress level of the nursing students in the intervention group participating in the mindfulness-based stress reduction program will decrease according to their pretest scores.

H3: Emotion regulation strategies of nursing students in the intervention group participating in the mindfulness-based stress reduction program will differ from the nursing students in the control group.

H4: The posttest and follow-up emotion regulation strategies of nursing students in the intervention group participating in the mindfulness-based stress reduction program will differ from the pretest.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age range is 18-25 years old
  • Being a student in the second or third year of the nursing department
  • Regular attendance at school
  • Not having a communication problem related to vision or hearing
  • It was determined as having a score of 26 or more from the perceived stress scale.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Have a psychiatric illness

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Mindfulness Based Stress ReductionMindfulness Based Stress ReductionThe Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program is a manualized course that includes meditation, relaxing movement, and breathing. A certified MBSR instructor will teach the courses in a group-based format for 120 minute sessions, once per week for eight weeks.
CONTROL GROUPcontinuing a routine lifeno intervention
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perceived Stress ScaleFor 3 months

The 14-item scale was designed to measure how stressful the individual perceives certain situations in his life. The scale is in 5-point Likert type, ranging from "Never (0)" to "Very often (4)". 7 of the scale items with positive expressions are scored in reverse. The total score from the scale indicates the stress level of the person. A score between 11-26 indicates a low stress level, a score between 27-41 indicates a medium stress level, and a score between 42-56 indicates a high stress level.

Cognitive Emotion Regulation ScaleFor 3 months

It is a five-point Likert type scale (1 = not at all suitable for me, 2 = somewhat suitable for me, 3 = somewhat suitable for me, 4 = very suitable for me, 5 = completely suitable for me). The scale consists of 36 items in total. Cronbach's alpha value in the original form of the scale. with 67. It is between 81. The scale includes "self-blame", "acceptance", "focus on thought", "positive refocus", "plan refocus", "positive reconsideration", "perspective", "destruction" and "blaming others". It consists of nine sub-dimensions.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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Pendik, İstanbul, Turkey

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