Acceptance and commitment therapy for nurses' sleep, rumination, psychological flexibility, and it's neural mechanism: A randomized controlled fNIRS study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given nurses often face sleep problems, this study compares two internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions to improve sleep quality (SQ), psychological flexibility (PF), reduce rumination, and explore neural mechanisms. Methods: 477 nurses were randomly assigned to ACT linear psychotherapy model (LINEAR), ACT loop psychotherapy model (LOOP) and wait-list group. SQ, rumination, and PF were assessed with questionnaires. Prefrontal cortical activation changes were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Results: The linear mixed-effects model demonstrated significant improvements in SQ, PF, and reduced rumination compared to pre-intervention for both models through enhanced psychological flexibility. LOOP showed a si

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783108 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature