Determining the feasibility and effectiveness of brief online mindfulness training for rural medical students: a pilot study.
BMC Med Educ
; 20(1): 104, 2020 Apr 06.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We sought to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness training program, delivered online to medical students at a Rural Clinical School.METHODS:
An 8-week online training program was delivered to penultimate-year medical students at an Australian Rural Clinical School during 2016. Using a mixed methods approach, we measured the frequency and duration of participants' mindfulness meditation practice, and assessed changes in their perceived stress, self-compassion and compassion levels, as well as personal and professional attitudes and behaviours.RESULTS:
Forty-seven participants were recruited to the study. 50% of participants were practising mindfulness meditation at least weekly by the end of the 8-week program, and 32% reported practising at least weekly 4 months following completion of the intervention. There was a statistically significant reduction in participants' perceived stress levels and a significant increase in self-compassion at 4-month follow-up. Participants reported insights about the personal and professional impact of mindfulness meditation training as well as barriers to practice.CONCLUSIONS:
The results provide preliminary evidence that online training in mindfulness meditation can be associated with reduced stress and increased self-compassion in rural medical students. More rigorous research is required to establish concrete measures of feasibility of a mindfulness meditation program.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Estresse Psicológico
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Serviços de Saúde Rural
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Atenção Plena
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Estresse Ocupacional
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Med Educ
Assunto da revista:
EDUCACAO
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália