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Interventional studies to support the spiritual self-care of health care practitioners: an integrative review of the literature.

Holistic nursing practice
January 1, 2014
Mary Elaine Koren et al. (2 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to assess the effectiveness of various spiritual interventions, with a focus on mindfulness, in improving job satisfaction and related outcomes.

Results Summary

The study found that mindfulness was the most widely used intervention, with promising outcomes in stress, burnout, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Future research should focus on longitudinal reinforcement of mindfulness.

Population

Not specified (general context of job satisfaction and spiritual interventions).

Effective Dosage

Not available

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
spiritual interventions
no change
job satisfaction
-
remains unclear
effectiveness assessed
#1
mindfulness
neutral
-
-
-
most widely used
#2
mindfulness
neutral
stress
-
-
most promising outcome measures
#3
mindfulness
neutral
burnout
-
-
most promising outcome measures
#4
mindfulness
neutral
mindfulness
-
-
most promising outcome measures
#5
mindfulness
neutral
self-compassion
-
-
most promising outcome measures
#6
Abstract

The impact of spiritual practices on job satisfaction remains unclear. This integrative literature review assessed the effectiveness of various spiritual interventions and found that mindfulness was the intervention most widely used. The most promising outcome measures were stress, burnout, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Future research recommendation includes longitudinal reinforcement of mindfulness.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultBurnout, ProfessionalFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMiddle AgedSelf CareSpiritual TherapiesStress, PsychologicalYoung Adult
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality65/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations7
Citations/Year0.6
Relative Citation Ratio0.39
NIH Percentile20.9%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score1.33
Normalized Score0.63
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