Does a phone-based meditation application improve mental wellness in emergency medicine personnel?

Burnout is a persistent concern in healthcare, particularly among emergency medicine (EM) physicians, nurses and advanced practice providers [1-4]. Meditation and mindfulness activities have been shown to decrease burnout, depression, and anxiety among healthcare workers [5-8], and multiple free phone-based applications now offer a convenient means to participate in mindfulness activities [9]. However, few studies have evaluated their effectiveness among healthcare professionals, and there have been no EM-specific studies.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 21, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Keith G. Lambert, William R. Aufricht, Dawn Mudie, Lawrence H. Brown Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research