Clinical trial NCT05283187: The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program Applied to Nursing Students
Official title: The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program (MBCT) Applied to Nursing Students on Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Cognitive Flexibility: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mindfulness
Depression, Anxiety
Stress
Nursing Students
Lead sponsor: Duzce University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-03-16
Enrollment: 87
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Among the stress factors of nursing students are traumatic experiences such as death and encountering a dying patient from the first moments of their education years, fear of making mistakes in the clinic, patient care, not getting enough support from the instructor or clinic staff, and communication problems. Exposure to long-term and uncontrollable stress negatively affects students' professional identity development and health. Students who cannot cope with their stress feel stress at a higher level and as a result they may experience anxiety and depression.It is important for nurse candidates to graduate by being supported in all aspects, both in terms of individual and professional development. For this reason, nursing educators should use effective and innovative interventions to help students recognize the stress they experience and help them reduce stress. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program (MBCT) is one of these programs. Although studies with MBCT are found in the literature, our country In the literature, no randomized controlled studies were found with nursing students. In line with this information, it was thought that mindfulness-based studies were needed. This study was planned to determine the effect of MBCT program on depression, anxiety, stress and cognitive flexibility of nursing students.

Detailed description: Inclusion criteria for research

* to be nursing students
* to have a score of 4 or more (General Health Questionnaire)
* Internet access to participate in online sessions
* Individuals who voluntarily agree to participate in the research will be included.

Exclusion criteria from the research

* Those who are in the acute depression period
* Risk of suicidal
* Having participated in MBSR-MBCT programs before

Application Protocol Principles

* to consider students individuality, to provide correct information/education,
* Guiding to increase motivation,
* Giving feedback and supporting individuals,
* to provide accessibility for individuals' concerns and questions,

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a student of Düzce University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
* Individuals who voluntarily agree to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those in acute depression

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from Baseline in the Depression at 3 Months
timeFrame: Baseline and 8 week and 12 week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Duzce
country: Turkey
facility: Ferhan Açıkgöz
Study officials:
affiliation: Duzce University
name: Aysel Karaca
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Duzce University
name: Ferhan Açıkgöz
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Yuksel A, Bahadir-Yilmaz E. Relationship between depression, anxiety, cognitive distortions, and psychological well-being among nursing students. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2019 Oct;55(4):690-696. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12404. Epub 2019 May 29.