Variable | Treatment (MBCT) N = 48 | Control (Book Club) N = 58 | p-value |
Gender % female (n) |
94% (45/48) |
93% (54/58) |
0.90 |
Age (mean/SD) | 33.0 ± 6.5 | 32.4 ± 7.4 | 0.73 |
Race % Caucasian (n) |
92% (44/48) |
95% (55/58) |
0.07 |
Ethnicity % Hispanic (n) |
2% (1/48) |
3% (2/58) |
0.67 |
Marital Status % Married (n) |
54% (26/48) |
47% (27/58) |
0.30 |
% with Children (n) | 25% (12/48) | 22% (13/58) | 0.80 |
Highest Nursing Degree % BSN (n) |
92% (44/48) |
92(% 53/58) |
0.57 |
Years Practicing as a nurse (mean/SD) | 6.5 ± 1.0 | 6.8 ± 0.9 | 0.80 |
Years Practicing ICU (mean/SD) | 5.2 ± 5.9 | 5.3 ± 0.8 | 0.85 |
ICU Type % MICU (n) |
25% (12/48) |
19% (11/58) |
0.23 |
Patient/Nurse Ratio % 2:1 (n) |
75% (36/48) |
78% (45/58) |
0.31 |
Primary Shift % Days (n) |
44% (21/48) |
36% (21/58) |
0.72 |
Medications Anxiety (% yes) (n) Depression (% yes) (n) |
4% (2/48) 6% (3/48) |
14% (8/58) 19% (11/58) |
0.08 0.05* |
Regular Exercise % yes (n) |
94% (45/48) |
90% (52/58) |
0.45 |
Practice Mindfulness % yes (n) |
8% (4/48) |
24% (14/58) |
0.03* |
Current Therapy/Counseling % yes (n) |
21% (10/48) |
21% (12/58) |
0.98 |
HADS-Anxiety % positive (n) |
60% (29/48) |
78% (45/58) |
0.04* |
HADS-Depression % positive (n) |
23% (11/48) |
30% (17/58) |
0.43 |
MBI-Emotional Exhaustion % positive (n) |
97% (47/48) |
79% (46/58) |
0.004* |
MBI-Depersonalization % positive (n) |
77% (37/48) |
71% (41/58) |
0.46 |
MBI-Reduced Personal Accomplishment % positive (n) |
58% (28/48) |
71% (41/48) |
0.18 |