Effects of mindfulness and meditation techniques on mental health of Emergency Department healthcare workers: a systematic review
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Burnout, Hospital Emergency Service, Meditation, MindfulnessAbstract
Background: Working in the Emergency Department (ED) is linked to mental health effects, such as stress and burnout. Meditation and mindfulness are seen as ways of reducing the frequency and intensity of these issues. Objectives: To evaluate if meditation and mindfulness reduce the frequency of negative mental health outcomes among ED Healthcare Workers. Methods: We included studies in English which analyzed interventions using meditation or mindfulness and ED staff’s mental health outcomes. PubMed, SciELO and LILACS were used as databases. Results: 8 studies were included. Meditation techniques and outcomes evaluated were heterogeneous. Interventions were associated with reduced burnout, emotional exhaustion, or increased job satisfaction. Discussion: This study indicates that meditation and mindfulness decrease frequency and intensity of negative mental health outcomes among professionals in the ED. This review has limitations: some studies have methodological problems and limitations such as small sample size; measurements of outcomes were heterogeneous, and results are not always concordant. Studies with higher sample sizes and stricter methodology are needed for us to achieve conclusions about the effectiveness of these interventions.
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