Heal the Healers: A pilot study evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory efficacy of a Transcendental Meditation intervention for emergency clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic
Azizoddin, Desiree R.; Kvaternik, Noelia; Zhou, Guohai; Hasdianda, Mohammad Adrian; Johnsky, Lily; Im, Dana; Boyer, Edward W.; Beck, Meghan; Jones, Natasha; Chai, Peter R. (2021). Heal the Healers: A pilot study evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory efficacy of a Transcendental Meditation intervention for emergency clinicians during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. JACEP Open, 2(6), e12619.
Single-arm pilot study of a three-month Transcendental Meditation intervention for 32 emergency physicians, nurses and physician assistants at two urban hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing feasibility, burnout and psychological health.
- Year
- 2021
- Journal
- JACEP Open
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (3)
Organizational Performance and Well-Being
Thirty-two emergency clinicians (physicians, nurses and physician assistants) at two urban hospitals learned Transcendental Meditation during the COVID-19 pandemic; 90.6% attended at least six of eight training sessions.
TM program · Longitudinal within group
This was a single-arm pilot without a control group, so improvements cannot be attributed to TM alone.
TM program · Longitudinal within group
Psychological Health
Participants showed significant reductions in burnout (Cohen's d = 0.43–0.45) and in symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and sleep disturbance (d = 0.70–0.87) over three months.
TM program · Longitudinal within group