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ArticleMindfulness2021

Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Programme on Perceived Stress, Psychopathological Symptomatology and Burnout in Medical Students.

Pere Oró, Montse Esquerda, Blanca Mas, Joan Viñas, Oriol Yuguero, Josep Pifarré

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Article in Mindfulness, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pere OróFacultat de Medicina, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Montse EsquerdaFacultat de Medicina, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-8298
Blanca MasFacultad de Psicología. Departamento de personalidad evaluación y tratamientos psicológicos, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain.
Joan ViñasFacultat de Medicina, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Oriol YugueroFacultat de Medicina, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Josep PifarréInstitut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida-IRB Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Universitat de Lleida · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Lleida · ESUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMedical students display a high prevalence of psychopathological symptomatology, stress and burnout, which may continue in their time as resident and fully qualified doctors. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the effects of a mindfulness-based programme on these variables in an experimental group of medical students who underwent the intervention programme compared to a control group who did not.

methodsA quasi-experimental study of two independent groups (experimental and control) with two repeated measures (pre and post) was performed. Eight sessions of 2-h duration each were held over the course of 16 weeks. A total of 143 students participated in the study, 68 in the intervention group and 75 in the control group. A sociodemographic questionnaire was administered along with the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS).

resultsOur study revealed a clear improvement compared to the control group in perceived stress and psychopathological symptomatology, in the Global Severity Index, Positive Symptom Total and the primary symptom dimensions of somatization, obsessive compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity and anxiety of the SCL-90-R. The improvement was significant at both intra- and intergroup level. No impact was found on the level of burnout.

conclusionsThe mindfulness-based programme that was used resulted in an improvement in psychopathological symptomatology and stress, with no effect observed on BO score. This study can contribute to the design of a training programme to promote effective self-care and stress management strategies for both medical students and doctors.

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Medical burnoutMedical stressMedical studentsMindfulnessStress reduction

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PMID33437325
PMCPMC7790937
OpenAlexW3119187460

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