The effect of mindfulness interventions on stress in medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students have high levels of stress, which is associated with higher incidents of burnout, depression, and suicide compared to age-matched peers. Mindfulness practices have been shown to reduce stress among medical students.

Purpose

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine if mindfulness interventions have an overall effect on stress outcomes in the high-stress population of medical students globally, particularly given the wide variety of interventions. Any intervention designed to promote mindfulness was included.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was completed to include multiple databases, ancestry, and hand-searching and 35 studies were included. Standardized mean difference effect sizes (ES) were synthesiz

SUBMITTER: Sperling EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10553303 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature