This single-blinded RCT evaluated whether an 8-session (4-week, 2×/week) MBSR program reduced anxiety and job-related emotional exhaustion, and improved job satisfaction in 66 midwives at a single maternity/children's hospital in Southeastern Anatolia, Türkiye — 33 in the MBSR group vs. 33 waitlist controls.
Post-intervention, the MBSR group had significantly lower Beck Anxiety Inventory scores, lower Job-Related Emotional Exhaustion Scale scores, and higher Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire–Short Form scores than controls (all p < 0.001); exact mean differences were not reported in the available text.
- Single site in one region of Türkiye limits generalizability. - Short intervention period (1 month, 8 sessions) with no long-term follow-up reported. - Waitlist control design does not rule out attention/contact effects as a driver of benefit.
A compressed 4-week MBSR program (two sessions per week) may meaningfully reduce anxiety and emotional exhaustion while boosting job satisfaction in midwives — making it a feasible workplace well-being option. Clinician leaders could consider piloting structured MBSR in high-burnout maternity settings.
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