SynthesisAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2020
Interventions to Improve Mental Health, Well-Being, Physical Health, and Lifestyle Behaviors in Physicians and Nurses: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 141 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Examining the Impact of a 12-week Worksite Exercise Training Intervention on Mental, Metabolic, Physical, Spiritual, and Occupational Well-being Among Acute Care Nurses: A Randomized, Controlled Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Evaluating the Effects of Online Mindfulness Therapy on Pandemic Fatigue and Resilience Among Nurses in COVID-19 Quarantine Wards
Who cites it
141 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 340 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of strategies to prevent burnout syndrome in hospital-based healthcare personnel: an overview of systematic reviewsRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2026Pooled it
- Perceived need and help-seeking for psychosocial support among health and social care professionals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Part 3: Ethics: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.Circulation · 2025Guideline
- Effectiveness of wellness program interventions to improve physician wellness: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health first aid training and assessment for healthcare professionals and medical nursing students: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Coping and Resilience of Frontline Mental Healthcare Professionals Towards Workplace Violence on Psychiatric Wards-A Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions Intended to Improve the Well-Being at Work of Nurses Working in Care Settings for Older People-A Systematic Review.International journal of older people nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Individual and organizational interventions to reduce burnout in resident physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Universal, selective and indicated interventions for supporting mental health at the workplace: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Pooled it
- How to Address the Health of Home Care Workers: A Systematic Review of the Last Two Decades.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a mindfulness-based interventions on stress, burnout in nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The global prevalence of depression and anxiety among doctors during the covid-19 pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- ClassPass Memberships to Improve Well-Being Among Psychiatry Residents: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Creative strengthening groups as a potential intervention to enhance job satisfaction and reduce levels of burnout in healthcare professionals: results from the randomized controlled trial UPGRADE.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
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- Effects of proof-of-concept training on reducing work stress and anxiety of junior medical staff: a randomized controlled trial proof-of-concept.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2024Trial
- Short-Term Effect of a Health Promotion Intervention Based on the Electronic 12-Hour Dietary Recall (e-12HR) Smartphone App on Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Among Spanish Primary Care Professionals: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- A randomized trial of a theory-driven model of health coaching for older adults: short-term and sustained outcomes.BMC primary care · 2023Trial
- The Impact of a Psychoeducational Group Program on the Mental Well-Being of Unit-Based Nurse Leaders: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Educational Workplace Dietary Interventions and Occupational Well-Being Among Healthcare Professionals: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
81 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThis systematic review focused on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with physicians and nurses that tested interventions designed to improve their mental health, well-being, physical health, and lifestyle behaviors. DATA SOURCE: A systematic search of electronic databases from 2008 to May 2018 included PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, and the Cochrane Library. STUDY INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Inclusion criteria included an RCT design, samples of physicians and/or nurses, and publication year 2008 or later with outcomes targeting mental health, well-being/resiliency, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and/or physical health. Exclusion criteria included studies with a focus on burnout without measures of mood, resiliency, mindfulness, or stress; primary focus on an area other than health promotion; and non-English papers. DATA EXTRACTION: Quantitative and qualitative data were extracted from each study by 2 independent researchers using a standardized template created in Covidence. DATA SYNTHESIS: Although meta-analytic pooling across all studies was desired, a wide array of outcome measures made quantitative pooling unsuitable. Therefore, effect sizes were calculated and a mini meta-analysis was completed.
resultsTwenty-nine studies (N = 2708 participants) met the inclusion criteria. Results indicated that mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy-based interventions are effective in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Brief interventions that incorporate deep breathing and gratitude may be beneficial. Visual triggers, pedometers, and health coaching with texting increased physical activity.
conclusionHealthcare systems must promote the health and well-being of physicians and nurses with evidence-based interventions to improve population health and enhance the quality and safety of the care that is delivered.
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