title: "Awareness is the first step": An interprofessional course on mindfulness & mindful-movement for healthcare professionals and students.
abstract: High levels of stress and related burnout in healthcare professionals (HCPs) are prevalent and costly conditions. Mindfulness training has received recent attention as a possible prevention/intervention strategy to enhance resilience to stress and reduce risk of burnout in HCPs. The purpose of this mixed-methods pilot study was to evaluate the preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an 8-week mindfulness curriculum for interprofessional HCPs and trainees (n = 27). Qualitative findings supported feasibility and acceptability of the course for a wide variety of HCP disciplines, including nursing, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, social work, mental health, and clinical research. Despite being limited by a small sample size, there were statistically significant reductions in perceived stress, anxiety, and specific aspects of burnout from pre-to post-intervention and there was a trend in an enhanced sense of personal accomplishment over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh Street, PO Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. Electronic address: kinserpa@vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kinser
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 W. Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, 521 North 11th St, Box 980566, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deeb
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, 521 North 11 St, Box 980566, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carrico
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, VCU Health System, Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1012 East Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298-0549, USA.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Burnout; Healthcare professionals; Mindful movement; Stress