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  • Mindfulness Studies
  • Healthcare Professional Development

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  • Nursing students require strong compassion, empathy, and communication skills for effective patient care.
  • Traditional nursing curricula may not adequately address the development of these crucial soft skills.
  • Mindfulness-based compassion meditation (MB-CM) offers a potential avenue for cultivating these attributes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of an 8-week online MB-CM program on nursing students' compassion, emotional empathy, and communication abilities.
  • To explore students' subjective experiences with MB-CM through qualitative methods.
  • To assess the feasibility of integrating MB-CM into nursing education.

Main Methods:

  • An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was utilized with 53 nursing students.
  • Quantitative data were collected pre- and post-intervention using the Compassion Competence Scale (CCS), Multidimensional Emotional Empathy Scale (MEES), and Communication Skills Scale (CSS).
  • Qualitative data were gathered through focus group discussions with 20 participants to explore their experiences.

Main Results:

  • Significant improvements were observed in compassion (CCS) and communication skills (CSS) (p < 0.05).
  • Emotional empathy (MEES) scores showed an upward trend but did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.297).
  • Qualitative themes included personal reflections, self-compassion awareness, emotional regulation, and perceived benefits for relationships and professional practice.

Conclusions:

  • MB-CM effectively enhances compassion and communication skills in nursing students, contributing to their professional and emotional growth.
  • The intervention shows promise for improving nursing students' resilience and readiness for patient-centered care.
  • Integrating MB-CM into nursing education can foster essential skills for healthcare professionals and potentially improve patient outcomes.