Stress and Coping Among Health Professions Students During COVID-19: A Perspective on the Benefits of Mindfulness
Many health professions students experience elevated stress and burnout during their professional education and training. With the added challenges of COVID-19, students face a whole new set of stressors. Students in the Spring 2020 semester of our online academic course, “Mindfulness for Healthcare...
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2020-12-01
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| Series: | Global Advances in Health and Medicine |
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| author | Christina M Luberto PhD Janice H Goodman PhD Bonnie Halvorson MS Amy Wang Aviad Haramati PhD |
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| description | Many health professions students experience elevated stress and burnout during their professional education and training. With the added challenges of COVID-19, students face a whole new set of stressors. Students in the Spring 2020 semester of our online academic course, “Mindfulness for Healthcare Providers,” began confronting the COVID-19 crisis after several weeks of mindfulness meditation practice as part of the course. Students discussed their experiences using the course discussion boards, providing a unique opportunity to explore the practical application of mindfulness for student well-being during a crisis. Themes from the discussion board revealed a range of novel stressors and concerns due to COVID-19 (physical health, mental health, societal implications, academic and clinical training disruptions). All students reported that mindfulness practice helped them cope by improving specific mindfulness skills (focus, appreciation, cognitive de-centering, non-reactivity). Mindfulness training may be a useful approach to promoting student well-being during a crisis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be53e80242764b9fbb7620beb4e9a6072022-12-21T18:13:07ZengSAGE PublishingGlobal Advances in Health and Medicine2164-95612020-12-01910.1177/2164956120977827Stress and Coping Among Health Professions Students During COVID-19: A Perspective on the Benefits of MindfulnessChristina M Luberto PhDJanice H Goodman PhDBonnie Halvorson MSAmy WangAviad Haramati PhDMany health professions students experience elevated stress and burnout during their professional education and training. With the added challenges of COVID-19, students face a whole new set of stressors. Students in the Spring 2020 semester of our online academic course, “Mindfulness for Healthcare Providers,” began confronting the COVID-19 crisis after several weeks of mindfulness meditation practice as part of the course. Students discussed their experiences using the course discussion boards, providing a unique opportunity to explore the practical application of mindfulness for student well-being during a crisis. Themes from the discussion board revealed a range of novel stressors and concerns due to COVID-19 (physical health, mental health, societal implications, academic and clinical training disruptions). All students reported that mindfulness practice helped them cope by improving specific mindfulness skills (focus, appreciation, cognitive de-centering, non-reactivity). Mindfulness training may be a useful approach to promoting student well-being during a crisis.https://doi.org/10.1177/2164956120977827 |
| spellingShingle | Christina M Luberto PhD Janice H Goodman PhD Bonnie Halvorson MS Amy Wang Aviad Haramati PhD Stress and Coping Among Health Professions Students During COVID-19: A Perspective on the Benefits of Mindfulness Global Advances in Health and Medicine |
| title | Stress and Coping Among Health Professions Students During COVID-19: A Perspective on the Benefits of Mindfulness |
| title_full | Stress and Coping Among Health Professions Students During COVID-19: A Perspective on the Benefits of Mindfulness |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Stress and Coping Among Health Professions Students During COVID-19: A Perspective on the Benefits of Mindfulness |
| title_short | Stress and Coping Among Health Professions Students During COVID-19: A Perspective on the Benefits of Mindfulness |
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