The Impact of Mindful Meditation on Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

被引:2
作者
Prado, Kimberly [1 ]
Robinson, Akeelah [1 ]
Chao, Ying-Yu [1 ]
机构
[1] Rutgers State Univ, Sch Nursing, Newark, NJ 07102 USA
来源
JNP- THE JOURNAL FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS | 2023年 / 19卷 / 03期
关键词
health care workers; meditation; mindfulness; pandemic; stress; COVID-19; Internet-based;
D O I
10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.11.023
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic placed a spotlight on health care workers as the world struggled with mental health crises. As the number of COVID-19 cases rose exponentially, this also paralleled health care workers' perceived stress burden and increased risk for mental health trauma. This research project assessed the impact of a mobile mindful meditation application on health care workers' perceived stress levels during a pandemic.Methodology: Through quasi-experimental design, researchers assessed the effect of using a mobile mindful meditation (Synctuition) app on health care workers' stress levels. Participants listened for 20 to 30 minutes daily for 30 days. Participants perceived stress levels were measured with Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale.Results: Of the 100 participants, there was a statistically significant decrease in perceived stress reduction between the groups across various categories. The pretest perceived stress scores were reduced from mod-erate to low stress postintervention after using the mindful meditation application.Implications for Practice: Reducing stress in health care workers can potentially increase the quality of life for health care workers. and lowering stress levels can potentially improve the quality of care provided.(c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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