Mindfulness Levels of Nurses Hemşirelerin Bilinçli Farkındalık Düzeyleri

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ÜNSAR S., Genç A., ÖZDEMİR Ö., Karakoç K.

Nefroloji Hemsireligi Dergisi, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.78-86, 2023 (Scopus)

Özet

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the mindfulness level of nurses and the affecting factors. Material and Methods: The study was conducted as a descriptive cross-sectional study between April 2021 and July 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 150 nurses working in the internal medicine, surgical clinics and intensive care units of a training and research hospital and a public hospital in Edirne. Data were collected with a questionnaire and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale. Mean, percentile, Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann Whitney U test, correlation analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Significance was evaluated at the p< 0,05 level. Results: The nurse’s Mindful Attention Awareness Scale score was 39,50±10,24. It was found that a significant difference between the education level of the nurses and the mean score of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (p<0,05). The mean score of the mindfullness scale of nurses with undergraduate and graduate degrees was found to be statistically higher than nurses with graduated from health vocational high schools (p< 0,05). A significant difference was determined between the nurses' hobbies and the mean scores of Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (p< 0,05). Conclusion: It was determined that the mindfulness level of the nurses was slightly below the average. It is recommended seminar etc. to increase the mindfulness levels of nurses.