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Is mindfulness associated with stress and burnout among mental health professionals in Singapore?

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Title
Is mindfulness associated with stress and burnout among mental health professionals in Singapore?
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Psychology, Health & Medicine, August 2016
DOI 10.1080/13548506.2016.1220595
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Suyi Yang, Pamela Meredith, Asaduzzaman Khan

Abstract

High levels of stress and burnout have been reported among mental health professionals worldwide, including Singapore, with concerning potential implications for the quality of patient care. Mindfulness has been associated with decreased stress and burnout; however, associations between mindfulness, stress, and burnout have not been examined in Singapore. The aim of this study was to investigate whether mindfulness is associated with stress and burnout among healthcare professionals working in a mental health setting in Singapore. A total of 224 Singaporean mental health professionals completed a cross-sectional survey which included measures of: mindfulness (observe, describe, act with awareness, non-judge, and non-react), stress, and burnout (exhaustion and disengagement). Using multiple regression, significant negative associations were found between each of the mindfulness facets and: stress, exhaustion, and disengagement, while controlling for years of experience. Of the five mindfulness facets, act with awareness demonstrated the strongest negative association with all three variables. This study showed that mental health professionals in Singapore who have higher levels of mindfulness also have lower levels stress and burnout (disengagement and exhaustion). Future longitudinal research is warranted to better understand the directionality of these associations, with implications for the development of interventions aimed to reduce stress and burnout within this population.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 107 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 14%
Student > Master 14 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 11%
Student > Bachelor 10 9%
Researcher 7 7%
Other 17 16%
Unknown 32 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 32 30%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 11 10%
Social Sciences 4 4%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 <1%
Other 6 6%
Unknown 37 35%
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