The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation

NCT06282913 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ---Oncology-Nursing-2024---
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Burnout; Compassion Fatigue; Psychological Well-Being

Keywords

Mindfulness meditation; compassion fatigue; burnout; psychological well-being; oncology units; health professionals

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• compassion fatigue

  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.

  up to 8 weeks

• burnout

  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.

  up to 8 weeks

• psychological well-being

  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.

  up to 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• compassion fatigue

  up to 12 weeks

• burnout

  up to 12 weeks

• psychological well-being

  up to 12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness Meditation Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

During the first meeting, data will be collected face to face using the personal information form, MY-KÖ, MTÖ and PİÖÖ. In the 8th and 12th weeks of the research, the data will be re-administered to the physicians and nurses in the control group via an online survey using Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale. After the implementation process of the research is completed, mindfulness meditation application will be applied online once to the physicians and nurses in the control group.

Interventions

Mindfulness Meditation BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Meditation application will be implemented online by the researcher in 20-minute group sessions once a week for 8 weeks. Participants will be asked to provide a quiet, ventilated, dimly lit environment for the practice. The researcher will start the application when the participants take their places as they feel comfortable. In the first stage, the researcher will teach physicians and nurses to take deep diaphragmatic breaths through the nose and out through the mouth.

Mindfulness Meditation Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gulhane Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Compassion Fatigue; Psychological Well-Being

Interventions

Mindfulness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Fatigue; Fatigue; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Occupational Stress; Personal Satisfaction

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Central Study Contacts

Bugse Yuceer

CONTACT

buseozgundondu34@gmail.com; buseozgundondu34@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Phd Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 9, 2024
• First Posted: February 28, 2024
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)