The Effect of the Mindful Caring Education Program on Nurses' Intentionality

NCT ID: NCT05804110

Last Updated: 2023-04-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

9 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-12-29

Study Completion Date

2022-03-28

Brief Summary

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Intentionality is defined as the property of being about or directed toward a subject, as inherent in conscious states, beliefs, or creations of the mind. In nursing science, intentionality has been conceptualized as a dynamic and evolutionary antecedent of transpersonal caring in the mutual healing process. Intentionality is an ongoing process of discovering the nurse's self, purpose, and mission in life. The nurse's intentionality is a dynamic concept that evolves continuously. The nurse's cultural and ethnic background, philosophical and religious beliefs, life experiences, capacity for reflection, and self-awareness influence intentionality development and expression. It is recommended that nurses be encouraged to foster self-care and seek mentors and those who will support intentional care and healing practices. Also, breathing techniques, meditation, mindfulness, and self-reflection are recommended exercises for developing intentionality. Mindfulness is one way to cultivate personal knowing, awareness, and intentionality to facilitate growth and development in a transpersonal caring relationship. However, no research has been found to increase the nurse's mindful awareness or improve intentionality in the caring relationship. In this context, this research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindful caring education on nurses' intentionality.

Detailed Description

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Intentionality is defined as the property of being about or directed toward a subject, as inherent in conscious states, beliefs, or creations of the mind. In nursing science, intentionality has been conceptualized as a dynamic and evolutionary antecedent of transpersonal caring in the mutual healing process. Person experience stress, trauma, loss, and crisis in their lives in a caring relationship. These situations precipitate a need for healing. Intentionality enhances presence and brings a more profound strength and focus to each interaction. Authentic presence allows the nurse to hear the call. A nurse's goal and purposeful thought activate intentionality. The intentionality focuses on caring-healing consciousness. The nurse and person enter the caring moment. The nurse and the person enter a shared consciousness field.

Intentionality is an ongoing process of discovering the nurse's self, purpose, and mission in life. The nurse's intentionality is a dynamic concept that evolves continuously. The nurse's cultural and ethnic background, philosophical and religious beliefs, life experiences, capacity for reflection, and self-awareness influence intentionality development and expression. It is recommended that nurses be encouraged to foster self-care and seek mentors and those who will support intentional care and healing practices. Also, breathing techniques, meditation, mindfulness, and self-reflection are recommended exercises for developing intentionality. Mindfulness is one way to cultivate personal knowing, awareness, and intentionality to facilitate growth and development in a transpersonal caring relationship. Mindfulness is consistently paying attention to what is happening in the present moment. Mindfulness helps support full attention, deep understanding, and immediacy in caring practice. Practicing mindfulness, the nurse becomes fully available to see, understand, love, and care. Mindfulness facilitates attending to one's thoughts and actions in each moment to extend compassion to self, others, the world, and beyond.

Evidence shows that mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) help to reduce work-related stress, psychological distress, depression, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Also, MBI positively affects self-care awareness, emotion management, empathy satisfaction, professionals' receptivity, motivation, and responsiveness to others. However, no research has been found to increase the nurse's mindful awareness or improve intentionality in the caring relationship. The study aimed to explore nurses' perceptions of intentionality in caring relationships and the effectiveness of the mindful caring education program based on the Theory of Unitary Caring Science. In this context, the research questions are as follows:

Research Question 1. What are nurses' perceptions of intentionality in the caring relationship? Research Question 2. What are the facilitators of intentionality in the caring relationship? Research Question 3. What are the impediments to intentionality in the caring relationship? Research Question 4. Is a mindful caring education program effective in improving nurses' intentionality?

Conditions

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Nurses' Perceptions of Intentionality the Facilitators of Intentionality the Impediments to Intentionality Effectiveness of Mindful Caring Education Program

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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Mindful Caring Education Program

A four-session education plan was prepared under the nature of action research. The Theory of Unitary Caring Science is transferred to practice through Caritas processes. In this context, ten Caritas processes and caring-healing modalities (meditation, reflection, etc.) were used in the study. The pilot study was carried out with six nurses face-to-face. The education program was conducted on an online platform. Each education took approximately 2.30-3 hours. The evaluation process in action research is an essential part of the change.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 1 year of working experience in the clinic, willingness to participate in research.
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Akdeniz University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fatma DURSUN ERGEZEN

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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FATMA DURSUN ERGEZEN, phD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Akdeniz University

Locations

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Akdeniz University

Antalya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Aghebati N, Mohammadi E, Ahmadi F, Noaparast KB. Principle-based concept analysis: intentionality in holistic nursing theories. J Holist Nurs. 2015 Mar;33(1):68-83. doi: 10.1177/0898010114537402. Epub 2014 Jun 12.

Reference Type RESULT
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Drick CA. Strengthening our awareness of presence through intentionality. Beginnings. 2014 Jun;34(3):22-4. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25163192 (View on PubMed)

Dunn DJ. The intentionality of compassion energy. Holist Nurs Pract. 2009 Jul-Aug;23(4):222-9. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181aecebb.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19574759 (View on PubMed)

Watson J. Intentionality and caring-healing consciousness: a practice of transpersonal nursing. Holist Nurs Pract. 2002 Jul;16(4):12-9. doi: 10.1097/00004650-200207000-00005.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12060941 (View on PubMed)

Zahourek RP. Intentionality in Healing--The Voices of Men in Nursing: A Grounded Theory Investigation. J Holist Nurs. 2015 Dec;33(4):308-23; quiz 324-5. doi: 10.1177/0898010115573665. Epub 2015 Mar 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25755275 (View on PubMed)

Zahourek RP. Men in Nursing: Intention, Intentionality, Caring, and Healing: Emphasis on the Results of a Grounded Theory Study. Holist Nurs Pract. 2016 Sep-Oct;30(5):247-56. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000162.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27501206 (View on PubMed)

Zahourek RP. Healing: through the lens of intentionality. Holist Nurs Pract. 2012 Jan-Feb;26(1):6-21. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e31823bfe4c.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22157505 (View on PubMed)

Zahourek RP. Theory: Intentionality the Matrix of Healing: A Theory Revised With Nonnurse Care Providers. J Holist Nurs. 2020 Sep;38(3):287-299. doi: 10.1177/0898010119892093. Epub 2019 Dec 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31815573 (View on PubMed)

Deary L, Roche J, Plotkin K, Zahourek R. Intentionality and hatha yoga: an exploration of the theory of intentionality, the matrix of healing--a growth model. Holist Nurs Pract. 2011 Sep-Oct;25(5):246-53. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e31822a02e0.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21832929 (View on PubMed)

Zahourek RP. Intentionality: evolutionary development in healing: a grounded theory study for holistic nursing. J Holist Nurs. 2005 Mar;23(1):89-109. doi: 10.1177/0898010104272026.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15665270 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AkdenizF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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