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ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2022

The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation on Trait Mindfulness, Perceived Stress, Cortisol, and C-Reactive Protein in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hossam N Alhawatmeh, Mohammad Rababa, Mahmoud Alfaqih, Raya Albataineh, Issa Hweidi, Awwad Abu Awwad

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Article in Advances in medical education and practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05099224 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology in Nursing Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorJordan University of Science and TechnologyRan2020 to 2021Enrolled108ConditionsStress Reaction, Nurse's RoleArmsMindfulness meditation
NCT06622200 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effects of Mindfulness-based Intervention on Trait Mindfulness, Cognitive Reappraisal, Behavioral Suppression, and Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.

TypeinterventionalSponsorJordan University of Science and TechnologyRan2024 to 2024Enrolled120ConditionsEnd-Stage Kidney DiseaseArmsMindfulness-based Intervention
NCT06635278 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Perceived Stress, Somatic Symptoms and Inflammatory Biomarkers Among Nurses

TypeinterventionalSponsorJordan University of Science and TechnologyRan2024 to 2024Enrolled102ConditionsInflammation, SomatizationArmsMindfulness meditation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Stress and Hospital Stay in Gastrointestinal Tumor Patients During Perioperative Period.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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  6. Spiritual self-care in clinical nursing: An integrative review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hossam N AlhawatmehJordan University of Science of Technology, Faculty of Nursing, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-6370-8311
Mohammad RababaJordan University of Science of Technology, Faculty of Nursing, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-4747-4217
Mahmoud AlfaqihJordan University of Science of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-6383-7014
Raya AlbatainehJordan University of Science of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Irbid, Jordan.
Issa HweidiJordan University of Science of Technology, Faculty of Nursing, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-0482-0810
Awwad Abu AwwadJordan University of Science of Technology, Faculty of Nursing, Irbid, Jordan.
Jordan University of Science and Technology · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMindfulness meditation was used to reduce stress and its responses such as cortisol and C-reactive protein (CRP) among healthy and ill individuals in various cultures, but its effect has not yet been studied among nursing students, experiencing tremendous stress. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of mindfulness meditation on trait mindfulness, perceived stress, serum cortisol, and serum C-reactive proteins (CRP) in nursing students. PATIENTS AND

methodsUsing a two-arm, randomized, parallel study (conducted in a large university in Jordan, 108 nursing students were randomly assigned to experimental group receiving five 30-minute weekly sessions of mindfulness meditation and control group sitting quiet during the experimental sessions. Trait mindfulness, perceived stress, serum cortisol, and CRP were measured at baseline and end of the intervention.

resultsUsing one-way MANOVA and post-hoc comparisons, the results showed that mindfulness meditation was significantly effective in decreasing serum cortisol levels and perceived stress. The mindfulness meditation also decreased CRP and increased trait mindfulness although the results did not reach statistically significant levels.

conclusionThese findings underscore the need for serious consideration of mindfulness meditation in nursing colleges to improve stress and raise immunity in this vulnerable population.

trial registrationMindfulness Meditation for Nursing Students: clinicaltrials.gov, identifier: NCT05099224.

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cortisolC-reactive proteinsmeditationmindfulnessnursing studentsstress

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