Keywords

burnout, mindfulness, nursing, stress, stress reduction

 

Authors

  1. Cohen-Katz, Joanne PhD
  2. Wiley, Susan D. MD
  3. Capuano, Terry MSN, MBA
  4. Baker, Debra M. MA
  5. Shapiro, Shauna PhD

Abstract

This article is the second in a series reporting on research exploring the effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on nurses and describes the quantitative data. The third article describes qualitative data. Treatment group participants reduced scores on 2 of 3 subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory significantly more than wait-list controls; within-group comparisons for both groups pretreatment and posttreatment revealed similar findings. Changes were maintained as long as 3-month posttreatment. Implications of these findings are discussed.