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The Impact of Mindfulness Meditation in Promoting a Culture of Safety on an Acute Psychiatric Unit
Author(s) -
Brady Stephanie,
O'Connor Nancy,
Burgermeister Diane,
Hanson Patricia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2011.00315.x
Subject(s) - mindfulness , burnout , meditation , stress reduction , mindfulness based stress reduction , mental health , scale (ratio) , psychology , perceived stress scale , clinical psychology , test (biology) , medicine , stress (linguistics) , nursing , psychiatry , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , theology , quantum mechanics , biology
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) program on managing work stress and improving patient outcomes. DESIGN AND METHODS: A one‐group pre‐/post‐test design was used to measure the impact of the MBSR program. The Mental Health Professionals Stress Scale, the Sense of Self Scale, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were used. FINDINGS: The MBSR class assisted staff in decreasing their stress levels and improve their self‐care, which resulted in improved patient care. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Increases in patient satisfaction and decreases in patient safety events were found.