Exploring Knowledge Attitudes and Practice Associated with Meditation Among Tertiary Health Care Workers

Occupational suffering exhaustion related to stress in the workplace is experienced by nurses who are regularly confronted with trauma, suffering, and high workloads. suffer exhaustion can negatively impact patient care and have detrimental effects on nurses’ physical and mental health. Meditation-based stress decrease programs have been researched as a potential holistic intervention for reducing stress and burnout in nurses through calming present awareness, emotional regulation, and positive thinking. Aim: 1. To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with meditation among the Tata memorial hospital Nurses and investigate the relationship between perceived stress, trait mindfulness, and meditation. Factors associated with interest to participate in an online meditation program were also explored. 2. To determine whether meditation is feasible, acceptable and effective to decrease stress, and suffering trauma. Methods: A survey-based cross-sectional study of201 Nurses staff, in Tata memorial hospital, assessed knowledge of meditation, attitudes toward meditation using the Determine the Meditation Practice Inventory (DMPI), and meditation experience.