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Brief Mindfulness Meditation Course to Reduce Stress in Healthcare Professionals and Trainees: A Randomized Clinical Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mindfulness-based self care for Stress, Professional and Stress, Psychological. Completed, enrolled 82 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Stress among healthcare professionals is well documented. Untreated stress can lead to anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicide. The use of mindfulness-based programs to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing, among health care professionals, has increased with promising results. Typical mindfulness-based programs are 30 hours in length across 9 sessions. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a shorter and more practical program that could be offered during work hours to health care professionals at the NIH Clinical Center. The program will be delivered in five weekly 1.5 hour sessions.
Study Details
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Interventions
Experimental: an abridged mindfulness-based program that is incorporated into the work day, which consists of five weekly 1.5 hour sessions.