Abstract
To assess the association between the presence of drug use and the dimensions of mindfulness in a population of students of technical education in nursing. Correlational study conducted in a teaching institution in the inlands of the state of São Paulo, in 2017. Participants were 135 students for which the ASSIST questionnaire with personal characterization data and the Mindfulness Five-facet Questionnaire were applied. Data were analyzed with use of descriptive and analytical statistics. The most used drugs were alcohol, tobacco and cannabis. The lowest score for mindfulness was 49 and the maximum was 171 points. There was a positive association between the presence of drugs in the three previous months and the "non-reactivity to internal experience" facet (p=0.004). Although the association seems to be in line with the precepts of mindfulness, this fact cannot be considered positive if analyzed separately from the other concepts of mindfulness. Descriptors: Mindfulness; Substance Use Disorders; Nursing Students; Technical Education in Nursing; Mental Health.
Highlights
Mindfulness has attracted the interest of researchers from various fields of knowledge due to its relevant effects on improvement of individuals’ quality of life and wellbeing[1]
This population was chosen because these future professionals constitute the largest team in the daily routine of health services and they are in direct contact with the clientele, family and community, which offers potential for the development of stress and drug use or abuse[9,10,11]
Despite the few studies conducted with students of technical courses in nursing, the personal characteristics of the sample were similar to those described in the literature, but divergent when considering the available data regarding age, marital status and presence of children[15,16,17]
Summary
Mindfulness has attracted the interest of researchers from various fields of knowledge due to its relevant effects on improvement of individuals’ quality of life and wellbeing[1]. As drug use is considered a potentially important factor in determining mindfulness, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of this variable on the level of mindfulness of students of the technical course in nursing who have never performed exercises for improving this mental state. This population was chosen because these future professionals constitute the largest team in the daily routine of health services and they are in direct contact with the clientele, family and community, which offers potential (well described in the literature) for the development of stress and drug use or abuse[9,10,11]. Until the development of this study, the scientific literature had no studies investigating the relationship of these variables in the area of nursing, and especially in technical courses
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