The mental health of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Beneficial effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction.
Heliyon June 30, 2024 Fariba Eslamimoghadam, Zahra Abedini, Ashraf Khoramirad 7 citations
A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program delivered via social networks reduced stress, anxiety, and depression among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an experiment with 72 nursing students, those who received the MBSR intervention showed significantly lower scores on stress, anxiety, and depression measures immediately after the program and two months later, compared with a control group. The findings suggest that MBSR can be an effective and practical tool for supporting the mental health of nursing students during crises and could be incorporated into their curriculum.