Clinical Report: Impact of Integrating Balint Groups with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Overview

This study evaluates the effects of combining Balint groups with mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on humanistic care skills and psychological resilience among obstetric nurses. Results indicate improvements in empathy, emotional intelligence, and resilience in the combined intervention group compared to other groups (P < 0.001).

Background

Humanistic care and psychological resilience are critical for nursing quality, particularly in high-stress areas like obstetrics. Nurses face significant emotional labor and stress, which can impair their professional functioning and the quality of care provided.

Data Highlights

Key Findings

• The combined intervention group showed significant improvements in all measured outcomes (P < 0.001).
• Empathy, humanistic care competence, emotional intelligence, and psychological resilience were higher post-intervention in the combined group.
• Improvements in the combined group were sustained at the 6-week follow-up.
• The Balint group alone demonstrated moderate improvements but was less effective than the combined intervention.

Clinical Implications

Integrating Balint groups with mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide a strategy to address challenges faced in high-stress nursing environments.

Conclusion

The study provides evidence that combining reflective and mindfulness-based approaches can enhance humanistic care skills and psychological resilience among obstetric nurses.

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