Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Background: Due to the occupational characteristics of clinical work, nurses often face many challenges related to physical and psychological health. Mindfulness-based interventions are psychological intervention therapies based on mindfulness, which has been proven to effectively improve burnout, r...

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Main Authors: Jin, Dou, Yujia, Lian, Lili, Lin, Asmuri, Siti Noraini, Peixi, Wang, Rajen Durai, Ruthpackiavathy
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Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2025
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120156/
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author Jin, Dou
Yujia, Lian
Lili, Lin
Asmuri, Siti Noraini
Peixi, Wang
Rajen Durai, Ruthpackiavathy
author_facet Jin, Dou
Yujia, Lian
Lili, Lin
Asmuri, Siti Noraini
Peixi, Wang
Rajen Durai, Ruthpackiavathy
author_sort Jin, Dou
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description Background: Due to the occupational characteristics of clinical work, nurses often face many challenges related to physical and psychological health. Mindfulness-based interventions are psychological intervention therapies based on mindfulness, which has been proven to effectively improve burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. But there is not sufficient evidence to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in reducing burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses and enhance the quality of nursing medical service. Methods: Seven electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched from their inception to November, 2024. Randomized controlled trials investigated the effects of mindfulness-based interventions for improving burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. The quality of the included studies was assessed by the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool v2. Meta-analyses were conducted using Review Manager 5.4 and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach was used to assess the certainty of evidence. Results: A total of 4622 studies were initially retrieved and 16 articles (n = 1384 individuals) were included. The meta-analysis showed that mindfulness-based interventions could effectively improve burnout (SMD = -1.43, 95% CI: -1.94 to − 0.92, P < 0.001), resilience (MD = 9.78, 95% CI: 0.38 to 19.17, P = 0.04) and sleep quality (SMD = -1.1, 95% CI: -1.79 to -0.41, P = 0.002). However, due to some moderate risk of bias and high level of heterogeneity, the overall quality of the evidence was not high. Conclusion: Mindfulness-based interventions could improve burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. This suggests that mindfulness-based interventions can provide preliminary clinical practice support for addressing mental health and well-being and work quality of nurses. But because of moderate to low certainty of evidence and some concerns of bias, more rigorous studies are needed to confirm the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for improving the outcomes.
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spelling upm-1201562025-09-24T02:23:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120156/ Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Jin, Dou Yujia, Lian Lili, Lin Asmuri, Siti Noraini Peixi, Wang Rajen Durai, Ruthpackiavathy Background: Due to the occupational characteristics of clinical work, nurses often face many challenges related to physical and psychological health. Mindfulness-based interventions are psychological intervention therapies based on mindfulness, which has been proven to effectively improve burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. But there is not sufficient evidence to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in reducing burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses and enhance the quality of nursing medical service. Methods: Seven electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched from their inception to November, 2024. Randomized controlled trials investigated the effects of mindfulness-based interventions for improving burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. The quality of the included studies was assessed by the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool v2. Meta-analyses were conducted using Review Manager 5.4 and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach was used to assess the certainty of evidence. Results: A total of 4622 studies were initially retrieved and 16 articles (n = 1384 individuals) were included. The meta-analysis showed that mindfulness-based interventions could effectively improve burnout (SMD = -1.43, 95% CI: -1.94 to − 0.92, P < 0.001), resilience (MD = 9.78, 95% CI: 0.38 to 19.17, P = 0.04) and sleep quality (SMD = -1.1, 95% CI: -1.79 to -0.41, P = 0.002). However, due to some moderate risk of bias and high level of heterogeneity, the overall quality of the evidence was not high. Conclusion: Mindfulness-based interventions could improve burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses. This suggests that mindfulness-based interventions can provide preliminary clinical practice support for addressing mental health and well-being and work quality of nurses. But because of moderate to low certainty of evidence and some concerns of bias, more rigorous studies are needed to confirm the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for improving the outcomes. BioMed Central 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120156/1/120156.pdf Jin, Dou and Yujia, Lian and Lili, Lin and Asmuri, Siti Noraini and Peixi, Wang and Rajen Durai, Ruthpackiavathy (2025) Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Nursing, 24 (1). art. no. 739. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1472-6955 https://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-025-03101-0 10.1186/s12912-025-03101-0
spellingShingle Jin, Dou
Yujia, Lian
Lili, Lin
Asmuri, Siti Noraini
Peixi, Wang
Rajen Durai, Ruthpackiavathy
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
title Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
title_full Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
title_fullStr Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
title_short Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
title_sort effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on burnout, resilience and sleep quality among nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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