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Brief Mindfulness Practices for Healthcare Providers - A Systematic Literature Review.

The American journal of medicine
October 1, 2017
Heather Gilmartin et al. (6 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewSystematic ReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine the effects of brief mindfulness interventions on the well-being and behavior of healthcare providers.

Results Summary

Nine of 14 studies reported positive changes in stress, anxiety, mindfulness, resiliency, and burnout symptoms, but no studies found an effect on provider behavior. Brief mindfulness interventions may improve provider well-being, but larger studies are needed to assess clinical impact.

Population

Hospital healthcare providers

Effective Dosage

≤ 4 hours (brief interventions)

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (4)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Mindfulness practice
decrease
symptoms of anxiety, burnout, and depression
-
-
can improve
#1
brief mindfulness interventions
decrease
levels of stress, anxiety, mindfulness, resiliency, and burnout symptoms
hospital providers
-
reported positive changes in
#2
brief mindfulness interventions
no change
provider behavior
hospital providers
no significant change
No studies found an effect on
#3
brief mindfulness interventions
increase
provider well-being
hospital providers
-
may be effective in improving
#4
Abstract

Mindfulness practice, where an individual maintains openness, patience, and acceptance while focusing attention on a situation in a nonjudgmental way, can improve symptoms of anxiety, burnout, and depression. The practice is relevant for health care providers; however, the time commitment is a barrier to practice. For this reason, brief mindfulness interventions (eg, ≤ 4 hours) are being introduced. We systematically reviewed the literature from inception to January 2017 about the effects of brief mindfulness interventions on provider well-being and behavior. Studies that tested a brief mindfulness intervention with hospital providers and measured change in well-being (eg, stress) or behavior (eg, tasks of attention or reduction of clinical or diagnostic errors) were selected for narrative synthesis. Fourteen studies met inclusion criteria; 7 were randomized controlled trials. Nine of 14 studies reported positive changes in levels of stress, anxiety, mindfulness, resiliency, and burnout symptoms. No studies found an effect on provider behavior. Brief mindfulness interventions may be effective in improving provider well-being; however, larger studies are needed to assess an impact on clinical care.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnxietyBurnout, ProfessionalDepressionHealth PersonnelHumansMindfulness
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations109
Citations/Year13.6
Relative Citation Ratio7.77
NIH Percentile96.6%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.95
Weight Score2.24
Normalized Score0.66
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