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Show Using Meditation to Prevent Burnout in Research Coordinators BACKGROUND • Meditation is a low-cost, little-time solution that can help nurses decrease burnout symptoms.1 • Burn-out is reported in 10% to 70% of nurses.2 • More than half of nurses reported that they were leaving their jobs due to burnout and system issues.3 • Nurses who are burned out can make more errors, decreasing patient care and outcomes.4 • Burnout can lead to emotional fatigue, depersonalization, decreased personal commitment and relationships, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation.5 METHODS Deliverables: • PowerPoint was created to educate research coordinators on burnout symptoms and the benefits of meditation. • An infographic highlighted the information from the training. Jerica Twitchell, BSN, RN, MSN Student Anne Kendrick, DNP, RN, CNE Michael Olpin, Ph.D.; Peter Silas, MD INTERVENTIONS • Step 1: Research coordinator training and pre-survey on burnout symptoms and the use of meditation to prevent it • Step 2: Meditation implementation by the coordinators over 3 months • Step 3: Complete the post-survey after 3 months • Step 4: Compare the answers on pre- and post-surveys • Step 5: Discuss results with coordinators and make further recommendations based on the data IMPACTS • Research coordinators can benefit from doing meditation.6 • Meditation can decrease burnout symptoms. • Emotional processing regulation can be enhanced after practicing meditation. • Regardless of the type of meditation done, meditation can increase mood. • Pre- and post-surveys were created to assess burnout symptoms and meditation usage. • A reminder card was developed as a visual to do meditation and the benefits. CONCLUSIONS The framework used was the ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation. • Meditation is a simple solution to decrease burnout symptoms in research coordinators. REFERENCES 1 Polizzi, C. P., Baltman, J. & Lynn, S. J. (2022). Brief meditation interventions: Mindfulness, implementation instructions, and lovingkindness. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 9(4), 366-378. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000194 ² Ashipala, D. O. & Nghole, T. M. (2022). Factors contributing to burnout among nurses at a district hospital in Namibia: A qualitative perspective of nurses. Journal of Nursing Management 30(7), 2982-2991. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13693 3 Pettus, M., Netter, B., Perlmutter, L., Perlmutter, J. C., & Hosler, A. S. (2023). The effects of mantra-based AMI meditation on burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction levels in healthcare providers. Lifestyle Medicine, 4(1), 110. https://doi.org/10.1002/lim2.72 4 Smith, S. (2023). Impact of a mobile meditation application among hospital-based acute care nurses. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 28(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol28No02PPT75 5 Zhang, X-j., Song, Y., Jian, T., Ding, N., & Shi, T-y. (2020). Interventions to reduce burnout of physicians and nurses an overview of systemic reviews and meta-analysis. Medicine, 99(26), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000020992 6 Watson, T., Watts, L., Waters, R. & Hodgson, D. (2023). The benefits of loving kindness meditation for helping professionals: A systematic review. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5579057 Relevant picture, graph or data set goes here • Implementing meditation is time and cost-effective to decrease burnout symptoms. • Using meditation can increase productivity which can improve patient outcomes. |
