The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation
- Conditions
- Psychological Well-BeingBurnoutCompassion Fatigue
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation
- Registration Number
- NCT06282913
- Lead Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
- Brief Summary
Cancer is a disease that causes the most deaths worldwide and is challenging for patients and caregivers both physically and psychosocially. Physicians and nurses working in oncology clinics perform a demanding profession providing compassionate care and treatment to patients struggling with life-threatening diseases. The emotional cost of caring for patients diagnosed with cancer can lead to compassion fatigue, burnout, and decreased psychological well-being among healthcare professionals. For this reason, this research is planned as a randomized controlled study to examine the effect of Mindfulness meditation practice on compassion fatigue, burnout, and psychological well-being in physicians and nurses working in oncology units.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
- Actively working in oncology clinics
- At least 1 year of working experience in an oncology clinic
- Not having a physical/mental/psychological disorder that would prevent participation in the research.
- Oncology nurses with a high school, undergraduate, associate or graduate degree in nursing
- Physicians and nurses who volunteer to participate in the research will be included in the research sample.
- Physicians and nurses who have been diagnosed with a psychological disease in the last two years and are continuing their medical treatment • Physicians and nurses who did not agree to participate in the research
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mindfulness Meditation Group Mindfulness Meditation During the first meeting, before the planned training, data will be collected face to face using the personal information form, Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale. Physicians and nurses in the intervention group were given group counseling sessions by the researcher, in groups of 10-15 people, for 20 minutes once a week for 8 weeks. An online meditation practice will be provided for a long time. At the end of the mindfulness meditation application (in the 8th week) and four weeks after the end of the application (in the 12th week) for follow-up purposes, data will be collected through an online survey for physicians and nurses using Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method compassion fatigue up to 8 weeks At the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale will be used to measure the changes in compassion fatigue. As the scores obtained from the compassion fatigue brief scale increase, the perceived level of compassion fatigue in individuals increases. The lowest score from the scale is 13 and the highest score is 130.
burnout up to 8 weeks At the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Maslach Burnout Scale will be used to measure the changes in the level of burnout. Increasing Maslach Burnout Scale "Depersonalization" and "Emotional exhaustion" subscale scores indicate that burnout increases, while increasing the "personal success" subscale score indicates that burnout decreases.
psychological well-being up to 8 weeks At the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses and the Psychological Well-Being Scale will be used to evaluate the changes in the level of psychological well-being. A high score on the psychological well-being scale indicates that the person is at a positive level psychologically. The highest score from the scale is 56, while the minimum score is 8.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method compassion fatigue up to 12 weeks Four weeks after the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale will be used to measure the changes in compassion fatigue. As the scores obtained from the compassion fatigue brief scale increase, the perceived level of compassion fatigue in individuals increases. The lowest score from the scale is 13 and the highest score is 130.
burnout up to 12 weeks Four weeks after the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Maslach Burnout Scale will be used to measure the changes in the level of burnout. Increasing Maslach Burnout Scale "Depersonalization" and "Emotional exhaustion" subscale scores indicate that burnout increases, while increasing the "personal success" subscale score indicates that burnout decreases.
psychological well-being up to 12 weeks Four weeks after the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses and the Psychological Well-Being Scale will be used to evaluate the changes in the level of psychological well-being. A high score on the psychological well-being scale indicates that the person is at a positive level psychologically. The highest score from the scale is 56, while the minimum score is 8.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Hospital
🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey