Feasibility of Formal Mindfulness-Based Stress-Resilience Training among Surgery Interns: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 153, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  Lebares, Carter C ^a   Hershberger, Amy O ^a   Guvva, Ekaterina V ^a   Desai, Aditi ^a   Mitchell, James ^a   Shen, Wen ^a   Reilly, Linda M ^a   Delucchi, Kevin L ^b   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^a   Ascher, Nancy L ^a   Harris, Hobart W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SKILL; STRESS; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; BURNOUT; CHINA; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHINA; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MINDFULNESS; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; PILOT PROJECTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85053015756     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2734     Document Type: Article

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