Mantra meditation programme for emergency department staff: a qualitative study.
BMJ Open September 24, 2018 Julie Lynch, Lucia Prihodova, Pádraic J Dunne et al.
Emergency department staff described high work pressure and perceived stress, but those who attended a mantra meditation programme reported benefits including increased attention and awareness, improved emotion regulation, new coping mechanisms, relaxation, and better sleep. Conflicting attitudes and barriers such as scheduling, practice length, and individual differences also emerged. Staff voiced a need for a workplace well-being programme. The findings suggest mantra meditation might be a viable tool to improve attention, emotion regulation, and stress coping, potentially impacting workplace well-being, patient safety, and care quality. Organizational support was seen as integral to embedding such a programme.