Acceptability and effectiveness of a long-term educational intervention to reduce physicians’ stress-related conditions

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 255-260

  Amutio, Alberto ^a   Martínez Taboada, Cristina ^a   Delgado, Luis Carlos ^b   Hermosilla, Daniel ^a   Mozaz, María Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Burnout; Evaluation educational intervention; Experimental quasi experimental design; Health professionals; Heart rate; Innovative educational interventions; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PHYSICIANS; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84976416854     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000002     Document Type: Article

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