Determining the feasibility and effectiveness of brief online mindfulness training for rural medical students: a pilot study.
Adult
Australia
Curriculum
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Mindfulness
/ education
Occupational Stress
/ prevention & control
Pilot Projects
Rural Health Services
/ organization & administration
Rural Population
/ statistics & numerical data
Stress, Psychological
/ prevention & control
Students, Medical
/ psychology
Online mindfulness training
Rural medical education
Self-compassion
Stress management
Journal
BMC medical education
ISSN: 1472-6920
Titre abrégé: BMC Med Educ
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088679
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 Apr 2020
06 Apr 2020
Historique:
received:
22
08
2019
accepted:
23
03
2020
entrez:
8
4
2020
pubmed:
8
4
2020
medline:
13
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We sought to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness training program, delivered online to medical students at a Rural Clinical School. An 8-week online training program was delivered to penultimate-year medical students at an Australian Rural Clinical School during 2016. Using a mixed methods approach, we measured the frequency and duration of participants' mindfulness meditation practice, and assessed changes in their perceived stress, self-compassion and compassion levels, as well as personal and professional attitudes and behaviours. Forty-seven participants were recruited to the study. 50% of participants were practising mindfulness meditation at least weekly by the end of the 8-week program, and 32% reported practising at least weekly 4 months following completion of the intervention. There was a statistically significant reduction in participants' perceived stress levels and a significant increase in self-compassion at 4-month follow-up. Participants reported insights about the personal and professional impact of mindfulness meditation training as well as barriers to practice. The results provide preliminary evidence that online training in mindfulness meditation can be associated with reduced stress and increased self-compassion in rural medical students. More rigorous research is required to establish concrete measures of feasibility of a mindfulness meditation program.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
We sought to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness training program, delivered online to medical students at a Rural Clinical School.
METHODS
METHODS
An 8-week online training program was delivered to penultimate-year medical students at an Australian Rural Clinical School during 2016. Using a mixed methods approach, we measured the frequency and duration of participants' mindfulness meditation practice, and assessed changes in their perceived stress, self-compassion and compassion levels, as well as personal and professional attitudes and behaviours.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Forty-seven participants were recruited to the study. 50% of participants were practising mindfulness meditation at least weekly by the end of the 8-week program, and 32% reported practising at least weekly 4 months following completion of the intervention. There was a statistically significant reduction in participants' perceived stress levels and a significant increase in self-compassion at 4-month follow-up. Participants reported insights about the personal and professional impact of mindfulness meditation training as well as barriers to practice.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The results provide preliminary evidence that online training in mindfulness meditation can be associated with reduced stress and increased self-compassion in rural medical students. More rigorous research is required to establish concrete measures of feasibility of a mindfulness meditation program.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32252750
doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02015-6
pii: 10.1186/s12909-020-02015-6
pmc: PMC7137339
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104Subventions
Organisme : Val Lishman Health Research Foundation
ID : NA
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