Mindfulness-Based Program for Nurses' Stress, Satisfaction, and Performance (MIND-NURSE)

February 4, 2026 updated by: Kamuran Cerit

The Effect of Mindfulness-based Psychoeducation Program on Job Stress, Job Satisfaction and Job Performance Among Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Study

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.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Mindfulness has long been an important area of research in clinical psychology, and its use has expanded into organizational settings as evidence grows regarding its positive effects on employees' well-being and work-related outcomes. Nurses, who often work under heavy workload, emotional demands, and stressful conditions in hospital environments, are among the occupational groups that may benefit most from such interventions. High levels of work stress among nurses can negatively influence their psychological, physiological, and social well-being, and can reduce job satisfaction and work performance.

Although previous studies have examined the impact of mindfulness-based programs on outcomes such as stress, burnout, empathy, depressive symptoms, and quality of work life among nurses, the evidence regarding their effects on job satisfaction is limited and inconsistent. Moreover, mindfulness-based interventions have rarely been evaluated in relation to the multidimensional nature of nurses' job performance. There remains a need for well-designed studies that examine how mindfulness training may influence nurses' job-related outcomes more comprehensively.

This study aims to address this gap by evaluating the effects of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation program on job stress, job satisfaction, and job performance among nurses working in a major public hospital in Isparta, Turkey. The study will employ a randomized controlled design with baseline, post-intervention, and three-month follow-up assessments. Nurses will be randomly allocated to an intervention group, which will participate in the mindfulness-based psychoeducation program, or to a control group that will not receive any intervention during the study period.

The intervention includes structured psychoeducational content and mindfulness practices tailored for healthcare professionals, focusing on developing present-moment awareness, improving coping skills, and enhancing emotional balance in demanding clinical environments. By assessing changes across multiple time points, the study aims to provide a more complete understanding of the program's short-term and sustained effects.

The findings are expected to contribute to the literature by offering clearer evidence on whether mindfulness-based programs can improve nurses' job stress and key job-related outcomes, particularly job satisfaction and multidimensional job performance, which have been insufficiently explored in previous research.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

64

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program
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
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.
No Intervention: Control Group
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Job stress
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 16
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
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 16
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
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 16
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 Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mindfulness Level
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 16
Mindfulness will be measured using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) (Brown & Ryan, 2003). The scale contains 15 items and provides a single total score reflecting the general tendency to be attentive and aware of present-moment experiences in daily life.
Baseline, Week 4, Week 16
Demographic Information
Time Frame: Baseline
Demographic characteristics including age, gender, education, marital status, work experience, and department will be collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Kamuran Cerit

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kamuran Cerit, Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

March 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

November 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 19, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 11, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 11, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SDU-KC-MINDFULNESS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Any potential future sharing would follow strict anonymization and ethical approval procedures to protect participant confidentiality.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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