The Effect of Guided Meditation on Student Doctor-Patient Interactions
Aneela Rampersad, Samantha Plasner
Research Posters May 2, 2024 DOI: 10.31986/issn.2689-0690_rdw.stratford_research_day.37_2024 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Student doctors |
| Intervention | Guided meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Student doctors who completed guided meditation reported less frustration and less impatience when interacting with patients than those who did not, though the result was not statistically significant; the authors call for larger future studies. |
Abstract
Healthcare students are under stress and can use different methods to cope with it. Mindfulness techniques such as guided meditation has been used as a way of helping these students reduce their stress levels. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether guided meditation has an effect on student doctors that translates into more positive interactions with patients. This study found that the student doctors who completed guided meditation felt less frustrated and less impatient while interacting with patients than student doctors who did not perform the guided meditation. Future studies on this topic should recruit more participants so the results could be statistically significant.