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

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• Personal Author:
  Chao Y-Y ; Prado K ; Robinson A
• Description:
  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 moderate 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Care Workers Coronavirus COVID-19 Health Care Workers Internet-based Intervention Effectiveness Job Stress Meditation Mental Health Mindfulness Pandemic Psychological Effects Stress

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• ISSN:
  1555-4155
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067052
• Citation:
  J Nurse Pract 2023 Mar; 19(3):104513
• Email:
  kimberly.prado@Rutgers.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0ce6a3401d91dc461b7b548776d1dbf7dfee6d852603b0b164ac9c8c9a461d7676dea8b3f06e26d0b48bc69805d547882d0f3ad4f6efd971cb4a2e101de73d08
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231263/cdc_231263_DS1.pdf
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