Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Mental Health Outcomes in Frontline Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the mental health of frontline healthcare workers (HCWs), but solid evidence on psychological interventions for HCWs remains limited.

Objective

Whether an adjusted therapist-assisted Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction group intervention (adjusted MBSR) is superior to a minimal self-guided mindfulness-based intervention (self-guided MBI) in improving mental health of HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Participants

201 frontline HCWs (47 physicians, 120 nurses, 34 supporting staff); enrollment between June 2020 and September 2021.

Interventions

A 4-week adjusted MBSR with eight biweekly 1.5-h sessions; or a 4-week self-guided MBI with 24 mindfulness/compassion exerc

SUBMITTER: Arts-de Jong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612424 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature