Effects of Holy Name Meditation on the Quality of Life of Hospital Middle Manager Nurses in Korea: A 6-Month Follow-Up

Background: Nurses experience poor quality of life due to workload and role stress. In this study, a spirituality-based intervention was administered to nurse managers. Method: A total of 45 nurse managers participated in the study; 24 were assigned to the experimental group, and 21 were assigned to a control group. The Holy Name Meditation Program was provided solely to the experimental group. Pretest, posttest 1 (5 weeks after the intervention), posttest 2 (12 weeks after the intervention), and posttest 3 (24 weeks after the intervention) data were gathered on seven variables, including spiritual well-being, spiritual needs, job satisfaction, leadership, burnout, depression, and self-efficacy. Results: The experimental group showed significant improvement in spiritual well-being ( p < .001), spiritual needs ( p = .029), and job satisfaction ( p = .005) until the 24-week follow-up. Burnout ( p < .001), depression and anxiety ( p = .034), and self-efficacy ( p = .024) showed significant improvement until the 12-week follow-up. Depression and anxiety ( p = .053) showed decreasing tendency until the 24-week follow-up. Conclusion: Evidence suggests this program promotes spiritual and psychosocial well-being of nurse managers. [ J Contin Educ Nurs . 2020;51(5):215–224.]