Mindfulness smartphone application implementation to impact stress and burnout in adult healthcare professionals

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White, Peggi
Williams, Rhonda
Harrington, Jamie
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2024-12-26
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Burnout , Mindfulness , Stress , Holistic nursing practice
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White, Peggi DNP, FPA-APRN; Williams, Rhonda DNP, RN, CNE; Harrington, Jamie DNP, APRN, FACNM, FNP-BC. Mindfulness Smartphone Application Implementation to Impact Stress and Burnout in Adult Healthcare Professionals. Holistic Nursing Practice
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Many healthcare professionals are experiencing increased stress and burnout, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to negative individual and organizational outcomes such as mental illness, maladaptive coping, job dissatisfaction, poor patient care, and higher turnover costs. Mindfulness practice is a promising evidence-based approach to impact stress and burnout. This quality improvement pilot project evaluated the impact of a free mindfulness smartphone application on stress and burnout levels in certified or licensed adult healthcare professionals over 6 weeks. Using a quasi-experimental pre- and post-intervention design, the project assessed the Mindfulness Coach application’s (app) impact on stress and burnout using the Perceived Stress Scale and the Mini Z 2.0 survey. The results indicated that using the app significantly reduced perceived stress but did not impact burnout symptoms. Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc All rights reserved.

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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Holistic Nursing Practice
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08879311
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