Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for reducing anxiety and depression in hospital staff during a pandemic: A randomized controlled trial.
Journal of psychiatric research January 1, 2025 Carolina Mariño-narvaez, Borja Romero-Gonzalez, Jose A Puertas-Gonzalez et al. 7 citations
A mindfulness-based stress reduction program for hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced symptoms of somatization, depression, and anxiety, and improved mindfulness skills, self-compassion, and body awareness. In a randomized trial with 97 hospital staff, those in the program showed significant improvements compared to a control group in depression, anxiety, somatization, observing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, nonreactivity, self-kindness, mindfulness, self-judgment, isolation, and body awareness. The findings suggest that teaching hospital staff to connect with their feelings and thoughts without judgment and with self-compassion can protect against worsening psychopathological symptoms during crises.