Effects of a Lifestyle Medicine Elective on Self-Care Behaviors in Preclinical Medical Students

McGrady, Angele; Badenhop, Dalynn T.; Lynch, Denis J.

doi:10.1007/s10484-019-09431-5

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“…These “lifestyle medicine” tools include nutrition, sleep, exercise, spirituality, and connection. All have been shown to make meaningful impacts on physical and mental health and mitigating stress ( McGrady et al, 2019 ).…”

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Stress and Resilience Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Liljestrand

Martin

2021

Rehabilitation Nursing

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant increase in stress for frontline healthcare workers, including rehabilitation workers. Contributing factors include disrupted workflows, heavier workloads, increased time restraints, and fear of contracting/passing the virus. Prolonged high stress levels can produce adverse health outcomes when unaddressed. Resilience can mitigate the negative effects of prolonged stress. Four healthcare workers relate their experiences from the frontlines of the pandemic, discussing their strategies to build resilience and maintain health. Highlighted strategies include mindfulness (the purposeful act of paying attention to the present moment without judgment), gratitude (the practice of being grateful for the positive things in life), self-care (the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle using physical, psychological, and emotional tools), and social support (the sense of belonging that comes from being cared for and valued). These strategies reduce negative outcomes produced by elevated stress levels and promote resilience in frontline healthcare workers.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stress and Resilience Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Liljestrand

Martin

2021

Rehabilitation Nursing

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“…In fact, these techniques have been suggested to yield better outcomes in the mitigation of stress than psychoeducation (Oommen et al, 2017), support groups (Mestdagh et al, 2018), cognitive-behavioral therapy (Everson et al, 2018;Rotenstein et al, 2016), and antidepressant medication (Kuyken et al, 2016;Goldberg et al, 2018). Additionally, the benefits of mindfulness training programs in health care students have been reported to persist into their professional careers (Fond et al, 2018;McGrady et al, 2019), even with minimal training (Lowe et al, 2016;Nuffer et al, 2017) and low levels of adherence to formal mindfulness practice (Daya and Hearn, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Stimulating Intrinsic Motivation in Millennial Students: A New Generation, a New Approach

Chaudhuri

2019

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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There has been a fundamental change in health care pedagogy to address the demands and challenges posed by the present generation of millennial students. There is also a growing recognition of the role of intrinsic motivation as a catalyst in a positive learning experience. The term intrinsic motivation refers to energizing behavior that comes from within an individual and develops due to an inherent interest in the activity at hand. However, stimulating intrinsic motivation in the present generation of millennial health care students is a daunting task, considering their diverse and disparate nature. In addition, the inherent generational differences between educators and students, and an increasing emphasis on technological tools have resulted in a dichotomy in the educational environment leading to the development of a greater incidence of burnouts among students. Hence, numerous innovative techniques have been introduced in health care education to enhance the levels of intrinsic motivation in these students. Unfortunately, most of these approaches have only been moderately successful due to their limited ability to address the unique educational expectations of millennial students. The cumulative evidence suggests that specific approaches to stimulate intrinsic motivation should aim at nurturing the learning efforts of students, bridging the generational barriers between educators and students, and ameliorating the stress associated with health care education. Hence, the specific aim of this narrative review is to suggest empirically proven curricular strategies and institutional reforms to enhance intrinsic motivation in health care students belonging to the Millennial Generation.

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“…Physical activity b. Nutrition c. Sleep [ 72 – 75 , 149 – 153 ] Self-development groups 1. Enhancing self-esteem 2.…”

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“…These interventions tend to inculcate elements of mindfulness and focus on instilling more effective coping mechanisms, recognizing the symptoms of stress, and capturing the negative effects of stress on their learning, personal health and patient care [ 69 – 71 ]. Additional interventions include lifestyle interventions, such as increasing physical activity and improving eating habits and sleep quality [ 72 – 75 ]. More recently, psychoeducation or the use of activities, such as mask making to promote self-reflection and development of personal identity, have been adopted [ 76 – 78 ].…”

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Enhancing self-care education amongst medical students: a systematic scoping review

Wan,

Goh,

Teo

et al. 2024

BMC Med Educ

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Background Reports of emotional, existential and moral distress amongst medical students witnessing death and suffering of patients during their clinical postings have raised awareness on the need for better psycho-emotional support during medical school. Furthermore, the stress experienced by medical students stemming from the rigours of their academic curriculum underlines the need for greater awareness on mental health issues and better self-care practices across medical training. With such programmes lacking in most medical schools, we propose a systematic scoping review (SSR) to map and address our research question, “what is known about self-care education interventions amongst medical students?”. Methods We adopted the Systematic Evidence-Based Approach to guide a systematic scoping review (SSR in SEBA) of relevant articles published between 1st January 2000 and 30th June 2023 in PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, ERIC, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases. The included articles were independently and concurrently thematically and content analysed, with complementary categories and themes combined using the Jigsaw Approach. The domains created from the Funnelling Process framed the discussion. Results A total of 6128 abstracts were identified, 429 full-text articles evaluated, and 147 articles included. The 6 domains identified were definition, topics, pedagogy, influences, outcomes and assessment. Most interventions were promising, though peer-led mindfulness-based interventions showed most promise in enhancing engagement, positively impacting personal wellbeing, and improving patient care. Overall, however, self-care education was poorly recognized, adopted and integrated into curricula. Conclusion Greater dedicated time and conducive practice environments within medical school curricula is required to enhance medical student wellbeing. Host organizations must ensure faculty are appropriately selected to instil the importance of self-care, be trained to assess and personalize self-care interventions and provide longitudinal assessment and support. Further study into assessing self-care capabilities is required.

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Effects of a Lifestyle Medicine Elective on Self-Care Behaviors in Preclinical Medical Students

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Stress and Resilience Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stress and Resilience Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stimulating Intrinsic Motivation in Millennial Students: A New Generation, a New Approach

Enhancing self-care education amongst medical students: a systematic scoping review

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