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November 21, 2025Annals of Medicine and SurgeryOpen Access

The effect of mindfulness on the occupational stress of nurses in critical care units: a randomized clinical trial

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BBBehnam BabamiriNHNasrin HanifiFMFarshad Mohammadi

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Overview

Randomized clinical trial shows mindfulness significantly lowers occupational stress in critical care nurses, indicating a cost-effective intervention.

Key Points

  • This study aimed to assess the effects of mindfulness on occupational stress in nurses working in critical care units.
  • Conducted as a randomized controlled trial
  • Involved 68 nurses from critical care units, split into intervention and control groups
  • The intervention group attended eight 90-minute mindfulness sessions
  • Utilized the Occupational Stress Scale for Nurses to measure stress levels before and after the intervention
  • Prior to the intervention, stress scores were similar in both groups
  • Post-intervention, the intervention group showed a significant reduction in stress scores
  • Stress related to environmental and organizational factors and workload decreased significantly in the intervention group
  • The reduction in occupational stress was clinically significant, confirmed by the Reliable Change Index (RCI)

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Babamiri et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924e3ecc0ce034ddc34ee4chttps://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000004216
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