Mantra meditation programme for emergency department staff: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Rates of burnout and stress in healthcare practitioners are steadily increasing. Emergency department (ED) staff are particularly susceptible to such poor outcomes. Mantra meditation (MM) may contribute to increased well-being. The primary aim of this study was to obtain indepth qualitative feedback on ED staff's experience of a MM programme. A secondary objective was to harness staff's perception of the ED working environment.

Design

Qualitative study.

Setting

ED in St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Participants

Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and administrative staff (n=10, eight women, mean age 35.6 years) working in the ED who attended a MM programme.

Methods

Semistructured interviews were conducted by a trained independent

SUBMITTER: Lynch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157509 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature