Protective benefits of mindfulness in emergency room personnel
Abstract
Background Recent meta-analyses have found that mindfulness practice may reduce anxiety and depression in clinical populations and there is growing evidence that mindfulness may also improve well-being and quality of care in health professionals. This study examined whether mindfulness protects against the impact of work-related stress on mental health and burnout in emergency room (ER) nurses. Methods ER nurses (N=50) were recruited from an urban teaching hospital in Switzerland and completed a survey on work-related stressors, mindfulness, burnout, depression, and anxiety. Results The most frequently reported work-related stressor was interpersonal conflict. Nurses working more consecutive days since last taking time off were at greater risk for depression and those reporting more work-related interpersonal conflicts were at greater risk for burnout. Mindfulness was associated with reduced anxiety, depression, and burnout. Mindfulness was a significant predictor of anxiety, depression, and burnout and moderated the impact of work-related stressors on mental health and burnout. Limitations The sample is limited to nurses and results need to be replicated in other groups (e.g., medical staff or ambulance workers). We assessed clinical symptoms with questionnaires and it would be desirable to repeat this assessment with clinical diagnostic interviews. Conclusions The findings have implications for stress management in ER nurses and health professionals working in comparable se…
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A questionnaire study of 50 emergency department nurses found that mindfulness was linked to lower symptoms of depression, anxiety, and burnout.
“Moreover, a questionnaire study of 50 emergency department nurses found that mindfulness was linked to lower symptoms of depression, anxiety, and burnout (Westphal et al., 2015).”
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- Authors
- Westphal, M., Bingisser, M.-B., Feng, T., Wall, M., Blakley, E., Bingisser, R., & Kleim, B.
- Affiliations
- Pace University (US)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Westphal, Maren
- Kleim, Birgit
- Venue
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-04
- Volume
- 175
- Pages
- 79-85
- ISSN
- 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2023717294
- Cited by
- 65
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- 0
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- FWCI
- 3.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- mindfulness, burnout, emergency department nurses, occupational stress, occupational stressors, interpersonal conflict, depression, anxiety, mental health, psychological well-being, stress management
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Burnout, Professional, Conflict, Psychological, Depression, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Nurses, Switzerland, Young Adult, Mindfulness, Protective Factors
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