Participants
Nurses
from the emergency departments of two hospitals were recruited. The
inclusion criteria are as follows: (1)
a
minimum of one year of experience working in the emergency department;
(2) Impact of Event Impact Scale-Revised (IES-R) scores ranging from 12
(indicating at least one PTSD symptom) to 66 points (indicating an
extremely high level of PTSD symptoms, which may require further
clinical diagnosis and treatment); (3) willingness to participate in the
study. Exclusion criteria included: (1) previous participation in
mindfulness training; (2) physical limitations preventing participation
in longer mindfulness training; (3)
clinical
diagnosis of a severe mental disorder or current treatment with
psychotropic drugs or interventions.