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The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of mindfulness-based practices on compassion, affection and nursing care behavior among nursing students.
Methods: The sample of the study included 43 students in the experimental group and 39 students in the control group. Loving-kindness and Compassion Scale and Caring Behaviors Scale were used as data collection forms. Students with odd student numbers were assigned to the control group and students with even student numbers were assigned to the experimental group. A three-week online psychoeducation practices based on mindfulness were given to the experimental group students. No training was provided to the control group during the three-week period. The scales were administered before the three-week training and again after the end of the training.
Results: According to the study findings, the post-test compassion scores of the students in the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the students in the control group (p<0.05). Furthermore, a statistically significant and weak positive association was observed between the pre-test scores of the care behaviors scale and the affection and compassion scale among both the experimental and control groups (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the study findings, it is recommended to integrate courses on compassion and mindful awareness practices into the nursing education curriculum to carry out similar studies to enhance students' emotional nursing skills.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Internal Diseases Nursing
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
April 24, 2025
Submission Date
September 11, 2024
Acceptance Date
February 28, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1
APA
Vardar İnkaya, B., Bilgehan, T., & Hakverdi, P. (2025). The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi, 8(1), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.54189/hbd.1535982
AMA
1.Vardar İnkaya B, Bilgehan T, Hakverdi P. The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi. 2025;8(1):83-97. doi:10.54189/hbd.1535982
Chicago
Vardar İnkaya, Bahar, Tugba Bilgehan, and Pınar Hakverdi. 2025. “The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial”. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi 8 (1): 83-97. https://doi.org/10.54189/hbd.1535982.
EndNote
Vardar İnkaya B, Bilgehan T, Hakverdi P (April 1, 2025) The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi 8 1 83–97.
IEEE
[1]B. Vardar İnkaya, T. Bilgehan, and P. Hakverdi, “The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial”, Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 83–97, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.54189/hbd.1535982.
ISNAD
Vardar İnkaya, Bahar - Bilgehan, Tugba - Hakverdi, Pınar. “The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial”. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi 8/1 (April 1, 2025): 83-97. https://doi.org/10.54189/hbd.1535982.
JAMA
1.Vardar İnkaya B, Bilgehan T, Hakverdi P. The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi. 2025;8:83–97.
MLA
Vardar İnkaya, Bahar, et al. “The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial”. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 83-97, doi:10.54189/hbd.1535982.
Vancouver
1.Bahar Vardar İnkaya, Tugba Bilgehan, Pınar Hakverdi. The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Practices Given to Nursing Students on Affection, Compasion and Nursing Care Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;8(1):83-97. doi:10.54189/hbd.1535982