Effectiveness of online mindfulness interventions on medical students' mental health: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical school typically presents students with a combination of academic and personal stressors that may lead to substandard mental health wellbeing. Meditation practices such as mindfulness facilitate a greater awareness of one's thoughts and feelings, thereby decreasing emotional reactivity. The use of mindfulness-based interventions delivered online has considerable potential in fostering self-care and helping medical students to handle mental health challenges. We examined the available evidence on the use of online mindfulness interventions in order to determine whether they are feasible and effective for improving medical students' mental health.

Methods

We performed a systematic review guided by PRISMA guidelines and utilised the following databases: ProQu

SUBMITTER: Yogeswaran V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8683314 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature