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