title: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Advanced Nursing Practice: A Nonpharmacologic Approach to Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Management, and Symptom Control.
abstract: The aim of this article is to discuss how advanced practice nurses (APNs) can incorporate mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a nonpharmacologic clinical tool in their practice. Over the last 30 years, patients and providers have increasingly used complementary and holistic therapies for the nonpharmacologic management of acute and chronic diseases. Mindfulness-based interventions, specifically MBSR, have been tested and applied within a variety of patient populations. There is strong evidence to support that the use of MBSR can improve a range of biological and psychological outcomes in a variety of medical illnesses, including acute and chronic pain, hypertension, and disease prevention. This article will review the many ways APNs can incorporate MBSR approaches for health promotion and disease/symptom management into their practice. We conclude with a discussion of how nurses can obtain training and certification in MBSR. Given the significant and growing literature supporting the use of MBSR in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, increased attention on how APNs can incorporate MBSR into clinical practice is necessary.
authors: Duke University hants.williams@dm.duke.edu.
authors: Hants
authors: H
authors: Williams
authors: Duke University.
authors: Leigh Ann
authors: LA
authors: Simmons
authors: Duke University.
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000451:nursing*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000451:nursing*; D037001:Directive Counseling; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006293:Health Promotion; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: alternative therapies; chronic disease; health promotion; holistic nursing; meditation/mindfulness; mind–body techniques; psychosocial/mental health