In the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, health personnel, especially nursing staff, have been facing enormous pressure, including a high risk of infection and inadequate protection against contamination, overwork, frustration, discrimination, isolation, lack of contact with their families and exhaustion. Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) has requested particular interventions to promote emotional well-being in health workers exposed to COVID-19, which must be implemented immediately, especially those aimed at women and nursing staff. . Psychological support services, including counseling or intervention via phone, internet, and apps, have been widely deployed by local and national mental health institutions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Complementing these efforts, the present study seeks, through mind-body medicine strategies, to promote resilience among nurses exposed to COVID-19 in critical phases. A multidisciplinary team of expert volunteers designed the intervention in different mind-body medicine techniques (for example, medicine, psychology, thanatology, meditation, health, and wellness coaches, certified Qi Gong, and yoga instructors) and is made up of 3 components main: "micropractices," cohesion and support groups, which will be implemented for 12 weeks in health personnel. This intervention responds to the international call to promote health personnel's physical and emotional health during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering an opportunity to accompany them during this time and mitigate the effects on health in the short and long term.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
371
The intervention was designed by a volunteer multidisciplinary team expert in different mind-body medicine techniques (for example, medicine, psychology, thanatology, meditation, health, and wellness coaches, certified Qi Gong, and yoga instructors) and is made up of 3 components main: "micropractices," cohesion and support groups, which will be implemented for a period of 12 weeks.
TecSalud
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico
Change from Baseline to 6 months follow-up of Subjective Well-being
Subjective Well-Being will be measured using the PERMA Profiler which evaluates positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishments, perception of health, and negative emotions.
Time frame: At baseline, and 6 months follow-up
Change from Baseline to 6 months follow-up of Negative Emotions
Negative Emotions will be measured using the PERMA Profiler which evaluates positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishments, perception of health, and negative emotions.
Time frame: At baseline, and 6 months follow-up
Change from Baseline to 6 months follow-up of Perception of Health
Perception of Health will be measured using the PERMA Profiler which evaluates positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishments, perception of health, and negative emotions.
Time frame: At baseline, and 6 months follow-up
Change from Baseline to 6 months follow-up of Stress
Stress will be measured using the perceived stress scale.
Time frame: At baseline and 6 months follow-up
Change from Baseline to 6 months follow-up of Resilience
Resilience will be measured using the brief resilience scale
Time frame: At baseline and 6 months follow-up
Change from Baseline to 6 months follow-up of mindfulness
Resilience will be measured using the mindfulness-awareness attention scale
Time frame: At baseline and 6 months follow-up
Change from Baseline to 6 months follow-up of burnout
Burnout will be measured using the Burnout Clinical Subtypes Questionnaire
Time frame: At baseline and 6 months follow-up
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