Destress 9-1-1—an online mindfulness-based intervention in reducing stress among emergency medical dispatchers: a randomised controlled trial
| العنوان: | Destress 9-1-1—an online mindfulness-based intervention in reducing stress among emergency medical dispatchers: a randomised controlled trial |
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| المؤلفون: | Randal D. Beaton, Ian Painter, Debra Revere, Michelle M. Lilly, Hendrika Meischke, Scott Stangenes, Rebecca Calhoun, Janet G. Baseman |
| المصدر: | Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 76:705-711 |
| بيانات النشر: | BMJ, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Canada, 050103 clinical psychology, medicine.medical_specialty, Mindfulness, Psychological intervention, 050105 experimental psychology, Occupational safety and health, law.invention, Occupational Stress, Randomized controlled trial, law, Surveys and Questionnaires, Intervention (counseling), Humans, Medicine, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Wait list control group, business.industry, 05 social sciences, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Repeated measures design, Mental health, Emergency Medical Dispatcher, United States, Physical therapy, Female, business, Internet-Based Intervention |
| الوصف: | ObjectivesEmergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) experience significant stress in the workplace. Yet, interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress are difficult to implement due to the logistic challenges associated with the relatively unique EMD work environment. This investigation tested the efficacy of a 7-week online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) tailored to the EMD workforce.MethodsActive-duty EMDs from the USA and Canada (n=323) were randomly assigned to an intervention or wait list control condition. Participants completed surveys of stress and mindfulness at baseline, post intervention, and 3 months follow-up. Repeated measures mixed effects models were used to assess changes in stress and mindfulness.ResultsDifferences between the intervention group and control group in pre–post changes in stress using the Calgary Symptoms of Stress Inventory were statistically significant, with a difference of −10.0 (95% CI: −14.9, −5.2, pConclusionsDevelopment of tailored online MBIs for employees working in challenging work environments offer a promising direction for prevention and intervention. This study found that a short, weekly online MBI for EMDs resulted in reductions in reports of stress. Implications of online MBIs in other emergency responding populations and directions for future research are discussed. |
| تدمد: | 1470-7926 1351-0711 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::0b4e9369cd126cea3f684803d07e07a6 https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2018-105598 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....0b4e9369cd126cea3f684803d07e07a6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14707926 13510711 |
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