Brief Online Focused Attention Meditation Training: Immediate Impact.

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine Pub Date : 2017-07-01 Epub Date: 2016-08-16 DOI:10.1177/2156587216663565

Kathi J Kemper, Nisha Rao

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Abstract

Background: There is increasing interest in brief, online training in mind-body skills to improve resilience in health professionals.

Methods: We analyzed data from an online training program in focused attention meditation. Resilience, relaxation, stress, positive and negative affect, and flourishing were measured before and after training using standardized scales.

Results: The 379 participants included nurses (31%), physicians (21%), social workers and psychologists (10%), and others (38%). At baseline, participants reported high levels of stress (mean 16.7 compared with population norms of 12-14). Completing modules was associated with small but significant improvements in relaxation, resilience, stress, positive and negative affect, and flourishing ( P <. 01 for all) Conclusion. Online focused attention meditation training reaches diverse health professionals and is associated with improvements in relaxation, resilience, stress, affect, and flourishing. Additional research is warranted to compare the long-term cost-effectiveness of different amounts and types of mind-body training on clinician burnout and quality of care.

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简短的在线集中注意力冥想训练:即时影响。

背景:人们对身心技能的简短在线培训越来越感兴趣，以提高卫生专业人员的应变能力。方法:我们分析了集中注意力冥想在线培训项目的数据。采用标准化量表对训练前后的弹性、放松、压力、积极和消极影响、繁荣进行测量。结果:379名参与者包括护士(31%)，医生(21%)，社会工作者和心理学家(10%)，其他(38%)。在基线，参与者报告了高水平的压力(平均16.7，而人口标准为12-14)。完成模块与放松、恢复力、压力、积极和消极影响以及繁荣方面的微小但显著的改善有关

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine ((JEBIM)), published previously as the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (JEBCAM) and also as Complementary Health Practice Review (CHPR). The Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine (JEBIM) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access, biomedical journal whose aim is to create a global platform for hypothesis-driven and evidence-based research in all fields of integrative medicine. The journal’s objective is to publish papers which impart scientific validity to Integrative Medicine methods that are indispensable and inevitable in today’s world. All papers will be peer reviewed by experts in their respective fields, and papers will be accepted based on their scientific merit. It is the goal of the Journal to help remove the “myth” and provide scientific rationale for the various methodologies and theories of Integrative Medicine. All submissions will be reviewed based on their scientific merit and only papers with sound study design, valid statistical analyses and logical conclusions will be accepted. Topics include, but are not limited to: Traditional Eastern and Western medicine Nutrition therapy and supplementation Massage Therapy Non-traditional treatments Preventative medicine Integrative health and medicine Mindfulness Yoga.