Procedure
This
parallel-group randomized clinical study was conducted in Chongqing,
China,
from October
2021
to January 2022.
Subjects
were recruited through advertisements that included the study design,
overall structure of the intervention program, themes and duration of
each session, and potential benefits and risks.
The
applicants interested in participating were asked to complete the online
eligibility assessment (using the Questionnaire Star platform). A total
of 89 emergency nurses applied, and 74 of them were enrolled in the
study. All participants provided informed written consent to participate
in this study.
Participants
were randomly
assigned
to either the
intervention
group (n=38) or
the
comparison
group of waiting lists (n=36) using the random number calculation
procedure (www.random.org) by a
researcher who was not associated with the current study.
Figure
1 illustrates the flow of participants through the study.
The intervention group received MBSR training once a week for eight
weeks, while the comparison group received no intervention. However,
they were offered the same training upon completion of the study if they
wished.
The author evaluated the outcomes without knowledge of the treatment
condition. They served as an independent evaluator
at
the beginning of the study, after the intervention (week 9) , and at the
1-month follow-up (week 13).