BackgroundHumanistic care competence and psychological resilience are essential for improving nursing quality, particularly in high-stress specialties such as obstetrics. However, effective interventions that simultaneously enhance both interpersonal and intrapersonal capacities among nurses remain limited.MethodsA total of 87 obstetric nurses from a tertiary hospital in Hebei Province, China, were enrolled and allocated into three groups: a combined Balint group and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention group, a Balint group, and a control group (n = 29 each). The intervention was conducted over 8 weeks. Outcomes, including humanistic care competence, empathy, emotional intelligence, and psychological resilience, were measured at baseline, post-intervention, and 6-week follow-up using validated Chinese versions of standardized scales. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis.ResultsThe combined intervention group showed significantly greater associations with improvements in all outcomes compared with the Balint and control groups (all P < 0.001). Empathy, humanistic care competence, emotional intelligence, and psychological resilience were significantly higher after the intervention and continued to show positive trends at follow-up. Although the Balint group alone also demonstrated moderate improvements, the combined intervention consistently produced stronger and more sustained associations.ConclusionThe integration of Balint group and MBSR interventions eff is associated with enhanced psychological resilience and humanistic care competence among obstetric nurses. This study builds on previous research by examining the combined effect of reflective and mindfulness-based approaches in a specific clinical population, providing evidence for a feasible strategy to improve nurses’ professional quality and mental well-being.
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