Comparison of two brief mindfulness interventions for anxiety, stress and burnout in mental health professionals: a randomised crossover trial.
Frontiers in psychology January 1, 2023 Raquel Ruiz-íñiguez, Ana Carralero Montero, Francisco A Burgos-Julián et al. 10 citations
A randomized crossover trial with 104 mental health professionals in Havana, Cuba compared two brief mindfulness-based interventions for reducing anxiety, work stress, and burnout. One intervention used body-centered practices (body scan and Hatha yoga); the other used mind-centered practices (focused attention and open monitoring meditation). Groups received the interventions in opposite orders. After the first intervention, there was a between-group difference for burnout syndrome, but effect sizes were similar. After both practices were implemented, groups showed the largest effect sizes, and a between-group difference emerged for antecedents of burnout. Results were partially maintained at 6-month follow-up. Mind-centered practices can be as effective as body-centered ones; combining both may be most effective, and teaching mind-centered practices first may reduce antecedents of burnout.