ABSTRACT

Introduction

Research has found that nurses frequently report experiencing burnout and compassion fatigue. It is unclear how many nurses practice self-care skills to deal with these potential problems. Mindfulness-based interventions have been found to promote self-compassion in other contexts. This case study tested the effectiveness of a music psychotherapy technique, the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), to nurture self-compassion and promote psychological well-being in nurses.

Method

A series of GIM sessions was given to a mental health nurse. She received 21 GIM sessions over a 1-year period. To assess the effects of the GIM sessions, I analyzed transcripts from selected sessions, the mandala images created during sessions, scores from Neff’s Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) at different times during the intervention, and the transcripts of the post-intervention interview.

Results

The GIM intervention resulted in a 26% increase in the SCS score for self-compassion and positive qualitative changes in reported feelings and behaviors.

Discussion

The results suggest that GIM can be an effective intervention to nurture self-compassion and enhance psychological well-being of nurses struggling with burnout and compassion fatigue. If further research confirms that GIM reliably enhances nurses’ resilience, it could be used to retain nurses in the profession.

中文翻译：

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GIM在精神保健护士中培养自我同情心的案例研究

摘要

介绍

研究发现，护士经常报告出现倦怠和同情疲劳。目前尚不清楚有多少护士练习自我保健技能以解决这些潜在问题。发现基于正念的干预可以在其他情况下促进自我同情。本案例研究测试了一种音乐心理治疗技术的有效性，即引导影像和音乐的邦尼方法（GIM），以培养自我同情心并促进护士的心理健康。

方法

为精神保健护士举办了一系列的GIM会议。她在一年的时间里接受了21场GIM会议。为了评估GIM会话的效果，我分析了所选会话的笔录，会话期间创建的曼荼罗图像，干预期间不同时间的Neff自我同情心量表（SCS）的得分以及干预后访谈​​的笔录。

结果

GIM干预使自我同情心的SCS得分提高了26％，并且所报告的感觉和行为的质变积极。

讨论区

结果表明，GIM可以作为一种有效的干预措施，以培养自我同情心，并增强因倦怠和同情疲劳而苦苦挣扎的护士的心理健康。如果进一步的研究证实GIM能够可靠地增强护士的适应能力，则可以将其用于留住护士。