Holistic Healing Through Mindfulness: An Experimental Study Addressing Psychological Challenges Among Nurses Caring for Patients With COVID-19.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the effect of an mHealth-based mindfulness intervention on trait mindfulness, stress, anxiety, and depression among Registered Nurses caring for COVID-19 patients in Jordan.
Results Summary
The experimental group showed significantly lower stress and depression levels, higher trait mindfulness scores, and reduced anxiety (though not statistically significant compared to controls) after the intervention. The findings align with existing literature supporting mindfulness interventions for psychological well-being.
Population
Registered Nurses caring for COVID-19 patients at King Abdullah University Hospital in Jordan (n=102).
Effective Dosage
Individual 30-minute mindfulness sessions via WhatsApp, 5 weeks.
Duration
5 weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | decrease | stress | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | demonstrated significantly lower levels | #1 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | decrease | anxiety | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | demonstrated significantly lower levels | #2 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | decrease | depression | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | demonstrated significantly lower levels | #3 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | increase | trait mindfulness scores | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | higher | #4 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | decrease | depression levels | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | had significantly reduced | #5 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | decrease | stress levels | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | had significantly reduced | #6 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | increase | trait mindfulness scores | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | increased | #7 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | decrease | anxiety scores | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | were lower | #8 |
mHealth-based mindfulness intervention | no change | anxiety scores | Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan | - | the difference between the groups was not statistically significant | #9 |
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mHealth-based mindfulness intervention on trait mindfulness, stress, anxiety, and depression among Registered Nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan. Method: Using a pretest-posttest parallel controlled design, 102 nurses from the King Abdullah University Hospital were randomly assigned into experimental (n = 51) and control (n = 51) groups. The experimental group received 5 weeks of individual 30-min mindfulness intervention sessions via WhatsApp. The collected data included demographic information as well as baseline and postintervention scores from the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Findings: Paired t-tests revealed that the experimental group demonstrated significantly lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as higher trait mindfulness scores following the intervention. Independent t-tests indicated that, compared to the control group, the experimental group had significantly reduced depression and stress levels and increased trait mindfulness scores at the end of the intervention. Although anxiety scores were lower in the experimental group following the intervention, the difference between the groups was not statistically significant. Conclusion: This finding aligns with existing literature, which has reported similar outcomes in studies on mindfulness interventions. These studies highlight the potential of mHealth-based mindfulness intervention as a holistic approach to enhancing psychological well-being among nurses who care for patients with COVID-19. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov; ID: NCT06401252.