The Effects of Meditation on Stress and Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- STRESS LEVELS
研究概览
简要总结
A randomized controlled trial was conducted with nurses practicing meditation for six weeks, compared to a control group with no intervention. Stress and fatigue levels were measured using validated scales at baseline and post-intervention.
详细描述
Participants in the intervention group underwent a meditation practice for 20 minutes, three times a week for six weeks. The meditation sessions were led by a meditation expert with 8 years of experience and conducted online via WhatsApp in a group setting. No intervention was given to the participants in the control group.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Intensive care nurses with at least 1 year of experience in the intensive care unit.
- •Nurses without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, asthma, or other conditions that could hinder breathing exercises.
- •Nurses without hearing and communication issues, psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., major depression).
- •Nurses who have not attended meditation, yoga, or breathing exercise classes in the past six months.
- •Nurses willing to participate in the study were included in the sample.
排除标准
- •Nurses who do not attend at least one of the meditation sessions conducted by the meditation expert.
研究组 & 干预措施
Meditation Group
Meditation practices were administered by the meditation expert for 6 weeks, three times a week for 20 minutes each session, totaling 60 minutes per week
干预措施: meditation (Other)
Control Group
The research data were collected using a Personal Information Form prepared by the researchers containing introductory information about the nurses, the Perceived Stress Scale for stress, and the Fatigue Severity Scale for fatigue.
结局指标
主要结局
STRESS LEVELS
时间窗: after 6 weeks
PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE
FATIGUE LEVELS
时间窗: after 6 weeks
FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Songul Gungor
Phd Lecturer
Osmaniye Korkut Ata University