Experimental Mindfulness Intervention in an Emergency Department for Stress Management and Development of Positive Working Environment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- Does mindfulness practice’s application positively impact emergency department nurses’ negative emotions?
- Does mindfulness application affect nurse and patient satisfaction?
- After applying mindfulness practices, is there a better organization and execution of professional tasks?
- Does the application of mindfulness practices positively affect the sleep of healthcare professionals working in intensive care units?
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Results from the Data Recording for Ten Consecutive Days
3.1.1. Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure
3.1.2. Heartbeats
3.1.3. State of Sleep
3.2. Results from the Participatory Observation
3.2.1. Intervention Group Results
3.2.2. Control Group Results
3.3. Results from the Interviews in the Intervention Group
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Blood Pressure | 1st Day | 2nd Day | 3rd Day | 4th Day | 5th Day | 6th Day | 7th Day | 8th Day | 9th Day | 10th Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At rest | 111/58 | 109/58 | 112/64 | 107/59 | 116/65 | 111/60 | 111/68 | 112/62 | 112/64 | 111/64 |
Waking up | 103/59 | 107/59 | 106/62 | 104/60 | 106/61 | 106/58 | 107/59 | 109/58 | 105/57 | 110/63 |
Heartbeats | 1st Day | 2nd Day | 3rd Day | 4th Day | 5th Day | 6th Day | 7th Day | 8th Day | 9th Day | 10th Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max | 98 | 100 | 109 | 101 | 105 | 97 | 105 | 102 | 100 | 100 |
Min | 49 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 52 |
Average | 70 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 74 |
Sleep | 1st Day | 2nd Day | 3rd Day | 4th Day | 5th Day | 6th Day | 7th Day | 8th Day | 9th Day | 10th Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Sleep% | 28.1% | 34.7% | 34.6% | 31.1% | 38.1% | 29.4% | 41.7% | 38.9% | 33.7% | 27.6% |
Light Sleep% | 71.9% | 65.3% | 65.4% | 68.9% | 61.9% | 70.6% | 58.3% | 61.1% | 66.3% | 72.4% |
Blood Pressure | 1st Day | 2nd Day | 3rd Day | 4th Day | 5th Day | 6th Day | 7th Day | 8th Day | 9th Day | 10th Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At rest | 125/74 | 121/68 | 123/74 | 116/70 | 116/73 | 126/72 | 115/72 | 123/69 | 118/72 | 129/72 |
Waking up | 113/66 | 111/71 | 111/69 | 111/72 | 108/72 | 115/63 | 108/68 | 111/68 | 114/64 | 117/67 |
Heartbeats | 1st Day | 2nd Day | 3rd Day | 4th Day | 5th Day | 6th Day | 7th Day | 8th Day | 9th Day | 10th Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max | 101 | 97 | 101 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 112 | 95 | 101 |
Min | 60 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
Average | 74 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 |
Sleep | 1st Day | 2nd Day | 3rd Day | 4th Day | 5th Day | 6th Day | 7th Day | 8th Day | 9th Day | 10th Day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Sleep% | 27.7% | 28.3% | 29.8% | 34% | 29% | 30.3% | 27.1% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 28.9% |
Light Sleep% | 72.3% | 71.7% | 70.2% | 66% | 71% | 69.7% | 72.9% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 71.1% |
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Argyriadis, A.; Ioannidou, L.; Dimitrakopoulos, I.; Gourni, M.; Ntimeri, G.; Vlachou, C.; Argyriadi, A. Experimental Mindfulness Intervention in an Emergency Department for Stress Management and Development of Positive Working Environment. Healthcare 2023, 11, 879. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060879
Argyriadis A, Ioannidou L, Dimitrakopoulos I, Gourni M, Ntimeri G, Vlachou C, Argyriadi A. Experimental Mindfulness Intervention in an Emergency Department for Stress Management and Development of Positive Working Environment. Healthcare. 2023; 11(6):879. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060879
Chicago/Turabian StyleArgyriadis, Alexandros, Louiza Ioannidou, Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos, Maritsa Gourni, Georgia Ntimeri, Chrisi Vlachou, and Agathi Argyriadi. 2023. "Experimental Mindfulness Intervention in an Emergency Department for Stress Management and Development of Positive Working Environment" Healthcare 11, no. 6: 879. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060879
APA StyleArgyriadis, A., Ioannidou, L., Dimitrakopoulos, I., Gourni, M., Ntimeri, G., Vlachou, C., & Argyriadi, A. (2023). Experimental Mindfulness Intervention in an Emergency Department for Stress Management and Development of Positive Working Environment. Healthcare, 11(6), 879. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060879