The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program Applied to Nursing Students

Among the stress factors of nursing students are traumatic experiences such as death and encountering a dying patient from the first moments of their education years, fear of making mistakes in the clinic, patient care, not getting enough support from the instructor or clinic staff, and communication problems. Exposure to long-term and uncontrollable stress negatively affects students' professional identity development and health. Students who cannot cope with their stress feel stress at a higher level and as a result they may experience anxiety and depression.It is important for nurse candidates to graduate by being supported in all aspects, both in terms of individual and professional development. For this reason, nursing educators should use effective and innovative interventions to help students recognize the stress they experience and help them reduce stress. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program (MBCT) is one of these programs. Although studies with MBCT are found in the literature, our country In the literature, no randomized controlled studies were found with nursing students. In line with this information, it was thought that mindfulness-based studies were needed. This study was planned to determine the effect of MBCT program on depression, anxiety, stress and cognitive flexibility of nursing students.

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Key information

Conditions

Mindfulness Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Depression, Anxiety Mental Disorders Nursing Students Stress

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ferhan Açıkgöz

Düzce, 81620, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Inclusion criteria

for research

to be nursing students
to have a score of 4 or more (General Health Questionnaire)
Internet access to participate in online sessions
Individuals who voluntarily agree to participate in the research will be included.

Exclusion criteria

from the research

Those who are in the acute depression period
Risk of suicidal
Having participated in MBSR-MBCT programs before

Application Protocol Principles

to consider students individuality, to provide correct information/education,
Guiding to increase motivation,
Giving feedback and supporting individuals,
to provide accessibility for individuals' concerns and questions,

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Being a student of Düzce University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Individuals who voluntarily agree to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

Those in acute depression

Treatment and study plan

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Group

Behavioral

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Primary outcomes

Change from Baseline in the Depression at 3 Months

Time frame: Baseline and 8 week and 12 week

Depression Stress and Anxiety Scala-42 (depression score; first to nine normal, 10-13 mild, 14-20 is intermediate, 21-27 is advanced, over 28 is very advanced)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duzce University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program (MBCT) Applied to Nursing Students on Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Cognitive Flexibility: A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Mar 16, 2022
Registry last updated: Sep 13, 2023

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