Mindfulness-Based Program for Nurses' Stress, Satisfaction, and Performance

NCT07402564 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: SDU-KC-MINDFULNESS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Nurses often work in busy and stressful hospital environments, which can affect their well-being, job satisfaction, and work performance. Mindfulness is a set of practices that help individuals focus on the present moment and cope better with stress. Mindfulness-based programs have been shown to reduce stress and improve emotional well-being in healthcare workers, but their effects on nurses' job satisfaction and work performance are not yet well understood. This study aims to examine whether a mindfulness-based psychoeducation program can reduce job stress and improve job satisfaction and job performance among nurses. The study will include nurses working in a public hospital in Isparta, Turkey. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group that receives the mindfulness program or a control group. All participants will complete assessments before the program, after the program, and again three months later. The findings of this study are expected to provide useful information on whether mindfulness training can improve nurse's important work-related outcomes.

Conditions

Job Stress; Job Satisfaction; Work Performance

Keywords

Mindfulness; mindfulness-based intervention; job stress; job satisfaction; job performance; nurses; randomized controlled trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Job stress

  Job stress will be measured using the General Work Stress Scale (GİSÖ), adapted into Turkish by Teleş (2021). The scale consists of 9 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Never, 5 = Always) and evaluates general work-related stress among nurses.

  Baseline, Week 4, Week 16

• Job Satisfaction

  Job satisfaction will be assessed using the Short Form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (SFMSQ), Turkish version by Baycan (1985). The scale includes 20 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Very dissatisfied, 5 = Very satisfied) and measures overall job satisfaction, intrinsic satisfaction, and extrinsic satisfaction.

  Baseline, Week 4, Week 16

• Individual Job Performance

  Individual job performance will be measured using the Individual Job Performance Scale, Turkish adaptation (Köroğlu Kaba \& Öztürk, 2021). The 14-item scale assesses three domains: task performance (items 1-5), contextual performance (items 6-11), and counterproductive work behavior (items 12-14), rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Rarely, 5 = Always).

  Baseline, Week 4, Week 16

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Mindfulness Level

  Baseline, Week 4, Week 16

• Demographic Information

  Baseline

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will consist of nurses assigned to three separate groups, each including 10-12 participants. The mindfulness training program will be delivered once per week for 90 minutes, for a total of four sessions. To prevent information sharing with the control group, participants will provide informed consent agreeing not to discuss the training content during the study period. Assessments will be administered at Week 4 (immediately after the final session) and at Week 16 (12 weeks after the final session).

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group (Wait-List Control) will not receive the intervention during the study period but will complete all assessments at Week 0 (Baseline), Week 4, and Week 16. After all data collection is completed, they will be offered the mindfulness program.This design ensures that all participants have access to the program while maintaining a proper control comparison.

Interventions

Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program BEHAVIORAL

The mindfulness-based psychoeducation program, developed by an Associate Professor in psychiatric nursing, consists of four weekly 90-minute sessions tailored to nurses' working conditions. It includes selected exercises from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy programs, along with homework to practice skills between sessions. The program's content and objectives were validated by ten mindfulness experts using the Lawshe method and Content Validity Ratios.

Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Currently employed as a staff nurse in the hospital's clinical units.
• Willing to voluntarily participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous participation in any mindfulness-based program.
• Presence of a major psychiatric disorder or currently receiving psychiatric medication or psychotherapy.
• Active medical condition that prevents participation in the program (e.g., malignancy).
• Currently experiencing bereavement.
• Holding managerial or head nurse positions, due to different roles and responsibilities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kamuran Cerit: lead

Related Publications (6)

• Hilcove K, Marceau C, Thekdi P, Larkey L, Brewer MA, Jones K. Holistic Nursing in Practice: Mindfulness-Based Yoga as an Intervention to Manage Stress and Burnout. J Holist Nurs. 2021 Mar;39(1):29-42. doi: 10.1177/0898010120921587. Epub 2020 May 27.

  PMID: 32460584 BACKGROUND

• Parvaresh, M., Taghinezhad, N., Amirfakhraei, A., & Sabahizadeh, M. (2023). Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Flexibility Training on Nurses' Job Satisfaction. Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling, 5(2), 146-155.

  BACKGROUND

• Ghawadra, S.F., Abdullah, K.L., Choo, W.Y., Danaee, M., & Phang, C.K. (2020). The effect of mindfulness-based training on stress, anxiety, depression, and job satisfaction among ward nurses: A randomized control trial. Journal of Nursing Management, 28(5), 1088-1097.

  BACKGROUND

• Çalışkan, B.B., Güneş, A., Tekin, Y.E., Ayvaz, M.Y., & Kızıl, H. (2024). The effect of conscious mindfulness-based program (MBP) applied to emergency nurses on their anxiety and quality of life: A randomized controlled study. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 15(3), 225-233.

  BACKGROUND

• Bazarko, D., Cate, R.A., Azocar, F., Kreitzer, M.J. (2013). The impact of an innovative mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the health and well-being of nurses employed in a corporate setting. J Workplace Behav Health, 28(2),107-33.

  BACKGROUND

• Alfurjani AM, Al-Hammouri MM, Rababah JA, Alhawatmeh HN, Hall LA. The effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on stress overload, depression, and mindfulness among nurses: A randomized controlled trial. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2024 Feb;21(1):34-44. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12695. Epub 2023 Dec 11.

  PMID: 38083806 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Occupational Stress

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Kamuran Cerit

  Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Kamuran Cerit, PhD

CONTACT

+9 05336199839; kamurancerit@gmail.com

Tangül Aytur Özen, PhD

CONTACT

+905063438226; tangulaozen@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Randomization, intervention delivery, and outcome assessment will be conducted by three different researchers to maintain role separation. The researcher responsible for randomization will generate and assign the allocation sequence but will not be involved in intervention delivery or data assessment. The researcher delivering the mindfulness-based intervention will know group assignments but will not participate in data collection or analysis. The outcomes assessor, who is responsible for data collection and statistical analysis, will remain blinded to group assignments throughout the study and will not have access to the randomization list or any information that could reveal participant allocation.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor, PhD

Model Details: Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, which will receive the mindfulness-based psychoeducation program, or the control group, which will receive no intervention during the study period. Both groups will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and at 3-month follow-up.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2025
• First Posted: February 11, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Last Updated: February 11, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02