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Effect of a mindfulness exercise on stress in veterinary students performing surgery
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Stevens, Brenda S.,Royal, Kenneth D.,Ferris, Kelli,Taylor, Abigail,Snyder, Amy M.
- 학회/출판사/기관명John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- 출판년도2019
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Veterinary surgery
- 발행사항Vol.48No.3[2019]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN0161-3499
- 소개/요약Objective: To determine students' stress while performing surgery and evaluate the ability of a mindfulness intervention to reduce this stress. Study design: Quasi-experimental design. Sample population: Eighteen fourth-year DVM program students (n = 9 student/group). Methods: Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, students were randomly assigned to a control or treatment group. The treatment group performed a 5-minute breathing (mindfulness) exercise immediately prior to performing surgery. Each student provided 3 samples of saliva, at time 0, at 10 minutes before surgery, and at 10 minutes after surgery. Students' salivary cortisol and α-amylase levels were compared between groups. Students' self-reported mood measures were also correlated to levels of salivary biomarkers. Results: Cortisol and α-amylase levels of students in both groups greatly exceeded normative reference groups (>90th percentile) prior to surgery and diminished to average levels (50th-60th percentile) after surgery but did not differ between groups at any time point. Immediately prior to surgery when stress values were likely to peak, salivary α-amylase levels decreased approximately 30 U/L units for students in the treatment group compared with an increase of approximately 10 U/L units for students in the control group. Students in the treatment group reported being more calm (mean [M] 2.67, SD 1.03, d = 0.75) and relaxed (M 2.33, SD 1.51, d = 0.90) than students in the control group (M 3.44, SD 1.01 and M 3.44, SD 0.88, respectively). Conclusion: This study provides some evidence that the mindfulness intervention temporarily decreased stress levels and improved students' sense of calmness and relaxation immediately before operating on a live animal. Clinical impact: Students who are experiencing less stress may be less likely to commit a medical error and negatively impact animal health. This study, the first of its kind in veterinary surgery, may serve as a model for related future studies. © 2019 The American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
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