Adding mindfulness meditation to routine nursing care for women undergoing in vitro fertilization improves both psychological and clinical outcomes. In a randomized trial with 100 infertile patients, those who received mindfulness-based nursing had lower postoperative pain, less anxiety and depression, better sleep quality, and higher quality of life compared to those receiving only standard care. They also showed more punctured follicles and retrieved oocytes, more embryos transferred on day 3, and a higher pregnancy rate. The findings suggest that integrating mindfulness meditation into nursing care can reduce psychological stress and enhance well-being and treatment success.
A brief 4-week mindfulness-based intervention reduced psychological distress and restored positive psychological functioning in young women recovering from hysterectomy. Before the intervention, all 16 participants reported mild-to-severe distress and very low positive functioning. After treatment, the 8 women who received the intervention showed distress levels returning to normal, while the 8 women in the no-treatment control group continued to have elevated distress.
Adding probiotics to a regimen of mindfulness meditation training and early enteral nutrition improved intestinal health, nutritional status, and reduced anxiety in children undergoing treatment for hypospadias. In a randomized trial of 126 children, those who received Bifidobacterium tetravalent live bacteria capsules showed better recovery of gastrointestinal function and enhanced intestinal mucosal barrier function compared to those who received only the psychological nursing and nutrition support. The findings suggest that combining probiotics with mindfulness-based care can support both physical recovery and emotional well-being in pediatric hypospadias patients.