a quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of mindfulness training programme on reducing stress and level of adjustment among bsc nursing students of selected colleges of nursing amritsar punjab

Abstract

newlineIntroduction: Stress is a condition of both physical and psychological tension that places newlinedemands on the person. It has been shown that pressures related to academics, clinically, newlinefinances, family expectations, grade competitiveness, and career choices have an impact on newlinestudent nurses. Adjustment is the process by which a person must modify themselves in order newlineto manage, pick up new skills, and adapt to a variety of situations or environments when they newlinearise. Studies have indicated that stress levels among nursing students are quite high during newlinetheir professional training. Stress is so bad for one-third of nursing students that it can lead to newlinemental health issues. Although stress is a normal occurrence for nursing students, it can have newlinea detrimental effect on academic achievement. Through mindfulness meditation, mindfulness newlineis a person-centred educational method that teaches people how to take better care of them. In newlineorder to practice mindfulness, one can practise body-scan meditation, mild hatha yoga, and newlineseated meditation. The main focuses of mindfulness meditation techniques include breathing, newlineregular activities, and event awareness. In this study, B.Sc. nursing students in certain newlineinstitutions in Amritsar, Punjab, were to quotevaluate the impact of a mindfulness training newlineprogramme on reducing stress levels and enhancing the level of adjustment.quot newlineMethodology: A quasi-experimental study was adopted from the month of February to June newlinefor this study. Non-Probability Purposive sampling technique was used to enrolled the study newlinesubjects. After obtaining approval from the relevant Institutional Ethical Committee at SGRD newlineUniversity of Health Sciences in Sri Amritsar, Punjab, and from the Principals of the newlinedesignated nursing colleges in Amritsar, Punjab the total of 200 samples were enrolled in the newlinestudy whom met the inclusion criteria. In post-test comparison analysis was done on 188 newlinesamples as 12 samples were drop out from the study. The data was collected using newlinedemographic Proforma,