Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60208, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct 16;21(10):1365. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21101365.
Healthcare workers face greater risks for mental health conditions and chronic stress due to the demanding nature of their roles. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these challenges and increased vulnerabilities to long-term mental health conditions. The present study adapts an existing resilience-based educational workshop program to address the time constraints and unique needs of the healthcare workforce in a post-COVID-19 world. Expanded from its initial focus on resilience, the workshop curriculum incorporates psychoeducation on common mental health issues. Between July 2022 and June 2024, a 15 min "huddle" format offered on-site training to equip HCWs in a large urban health system with coping strategies to prevent, manage, and recover from stress. Attendance and anonymous feedback were collected at each session via brief electronic surveys. Participant responses ( = 1403) obtained immediately post-huddle suggested positive impact on stress management, perceived leadership support, and resilience. Findings show the potential of brief huddles to improve mental health and resilience in healthcare workers and similar workforces. Our findings support the efficacy of brief, evidence-based educational huddles in enhancing resilience, mental health awareness, and coping skills among HCWs. This model holds significant potential for widespread implementation across healthcare and other high-stress workplaces.
医护人员因其角色的要求而面临更大的心理健康问题和慢性压力的风险。COVID-19 大流行加剧了这些挑战，并增加了长期心理健康问题的脆弱性。本研究采用现有的基于韧性的教育工作坊计划，以解决后 COVID-19 世界医疗保健工作者的时间限制和独特需求。该工作坊课程从最初关注韧性扩展而来，纳入了常见心理健康问题的心理教育。在 2022 年 7 月至 2024 年 6 月期间，以 15 分钟的“围坐”形式在现场提供培训，为大型城市卫生系统的 HCWs 提供应对策略，以预防、管理和从压力中恢复。每次会议都会通过简短的电子调查收集出席情况和匿名反馈。参与者的反应（n=1403）在会后立即提出，对压力管理、感知领导力支持和韧性有积极影响。研究结果表明，简短的围坐会议有可能改善医护人员和类似工作环境中的心理健康和韧性。我们的研究结果支持简短、基于证据的教育围坐会议在增强 HCWs 的韧性、心理健康意识和应对技能方面的有效性。该模型在医疗保健和其他高压力工作场所的广泛实施具有重要潜力。
