Myanamr Health Research Registration 2024; 36(1-3): 75-83.
DOI:
Effect of the Mindfulness-based Program on Perceived Stress, Anxiety and Satisfaction among Nurse Aid Students in Tertiary Hospitals, Myanmar
Aung Lin Aye, Hla Hla Win, Mya Thandar, Soe Min Oo, Khin Thida Moe, Su Hlaing Htwe, Thet Thet Thein, San San Yin & Thazin Kyaw
Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, 2024; 36(1-3): 75-83
ABSTRACTThe majority of nurse aid students have been suffering under stress, anxiety and dissatisfaction to go forward into in-service at hospitals. To serve as a nurse aid, it is requisite to pass the 9-months training without attrition. This was an introduction of the mindfulness-based program for them to cope with stress they had to face during the training. This study aimed to compare the difference in difference mean change of the Perceived Stress Scores (PSS), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scores (GAD), the Satisfaction with Life Scores (SWLS) and serum cortisol level before and after 8-week of intervention. It was a quasi-experimental study conducted among 0 nurse aid students ( participants in intervention group and participants in control group) at the 7 tertiary hospitals in the Yangon Region from st week of February to th week of March, 0. The mindfulness-based program consisted of -hour meditation for days, 0-minute aerobic physical exercise for days, 0-minute group discussion for day as formal practice and home practice (mindful eating and mindful movement) for 7 days as informal practice per one week for a total of 8 weeks. Data collection was done by asking questionnaire for (PSS), (GAD) and (SWLS) and by drawing out blood samples to test serum cortisol level.
RESULT
INTRODUCTION
Medical professionals including nurses’ categories have been facing high levels of stress and anxiety. Patient care was being delivered to patients across all hospitals in Myanmar with limited manpower of health care professionals. To fill the gap of nurse requirement in hospital, the Ministry of Health has launched a nurse aid training program since January, 0.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 0 nurse aid students ( inter-vention group and control group) at the 7 tertiary hospitals in Yangon Region from st week of February to th week of March, 0. Inclusion criteria were both gender, students who were under training in tertiary hospitals as the intervention group and students who were under training in tertiary hospitals as the control group.
DISCUSSION
In the present study, a significant reduction of perceived stress after 8-week intervention of the mindfulness-based program was observed within the intervention group but there was a slight increasing of stress within the control group. The other studies have been shown the similar findings, for example, the similar populations such as registered nurses at Robert Morris University, Pennsylvania, nursing students at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, nursing students at Midwestern University, United States of America and nursing students who completed a -week online mindfulness intervention.-7
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our supervisors, professors and lecturers as well as the Rector from the University of Public Health, the Ministry of Health for invaluable guidance and suggestion. We also thanked to all partici-pants who were underwent throughout research process for their wiliness and performance. Last, but not least, our heartfelt thanked to all who were participated in the journey of developing this research paper.
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