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Online training in mind-body therapies: different doses, long-term outcomes

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Kemper, Kathi J., Rao, Nisha, Gascon, Gregg, Mahan, John D.·2017·Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine

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BACKGROUND: There is a high rate of burnout among health professionals, driving diverse attempts to promote resilience and well-being to counter this trend. The purpose of this project was to assess the dose-response relationship between the number of hours of online mind-body skills training for health professionals and relevant outcomes a year later. METHODS: Among 1438 registrants for online training (including up to 12 hours of training on mind-body practices) between December 2013 and November 2015, we analyzed responses from the first 10% who responded to an anonymous online survey between December 1, 2015 and February 1, 2016. Questions included the type and frequency of mind-body practice in the past 30 days and whether the online training had any impact on personal life or professional practice. Standardized measures were used to assess stress, mindfulness, confidence in providing compassionate care, and burnout. RESULTS: The 149 respondents represented a variety of ages and health professions; 55% completed one or more mind-body training modules an average of 14 months previously. Most (78%) engaged in one or more mind-body practices in the 30 days before the survey; 79% reported changes in self-care and 71% reported changes in the care of others as a result of participating. Increasing number of hours of training were significantly associated with practicing mind-body skills more frequently; increasing practice frequency was associated with less stress and burnout, which were associated with missing less work. Greater practice frequency was also associated with improvements in stress, mindfulness, and resilience, which were associated with increased confidence in providing compassionate care. CONCLUSION: Online training in mind-body therapies is associated with changes in self-reported behavior one year later; increasing doses of training are associated with more frequent practice which is associated with less stress, burnout, and missing work, and higher levels of mindfulness, resilience, and confidence in providing compassionate care. Additional studies are needed to compare mind-body skills training with other interventions designed to improve resilience and compassion while decreasing burnout in health professionals.

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  • In included studies, significant relationships were found between the number of sessions attended and improvements in well-being, stress, burnout, and resilience.

    “Significant relationships were found between outcomes such as the number of sessions attended, and improvements in well-being scores (43), stress (40, 52), burnout (33, 40) and resilience (40).”

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    The Results report a significant association between training dose (number of modules) and more frequent mind-body practice, and Table 3 shows a significant association between dose and lower stress. But dose was not significantly associated directly with burnout or resilience; those outcomes were associated with practice frequency or other measures. The study assessed associations at follow-up, not improvements attributable to the number of sessions attended. The well-being-score claim is attached to a different citation. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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  1. [43]Kemper KJ Khirallah M Acute effects of online mind-body skills training on resilience, mindfulness, and empathy. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2015; 20: 247– 253. 25783980
  2. [44]Kemper KJ Lynn J Mahan JD What is the impact of online training in mind-body skills? J Evidence Based Complementary Altern Med. 2015; 20: 275– 282. 25962637

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Authors
Kemper, K. J., Rao, N., Gascon, G., & Mahan, J. D.
Affiliations
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
  • The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Kemper, Kathi J.
Venue
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Published
2017-04-13
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
696-702
ISSN
  • 1076-1675 (ISSN-L)
  • 2156-5872
  • 2156-5899
OpenAlex
W2606163955
Cited by
29
References
50
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1
FWCI
3.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ohio State University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Keywords
mind-body interventions, online training, resilience, mindfulness, compassionate care, self-care, stress, dose-response relationship, practice frequency, absenteeism, health professions
MeSH terms
Occupational Stress, Adult, Burnout, Professional, Educational Status, Empathy, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Psychophysiology, Time Factors, Meditation, Education, Distance, Mind-Body Therapies, Resilience, Psychological, Self Report, Mindfulness

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