Programa reduzido de mindfulness: manejo do estresse e auxílio no aprendizado de alunos de medicina

Abstract

Medical education is associated with stress, instability and emotional distress, which in turn contribute to attention deficit, poor academic performance and increased vulnerability to mental problems. Objective: To evaluate stress symptoms, concentrated attention and self-perception of medical students before and after participation in a reduced Mindfulness program (5 sessions). Method: quasi-experimental, qualitative and quantitative study with medical students who answered Questionnaires (initial and final), LIPP-ISSL Adult Stress Symptom Inventory, Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory - IMF, Concentrated Attention Test - TEACO-FF before and after participation in the program. For data analysis, a significance level of p <0.05 was adopted. Results: 34 students completed the program, 73.5% (n = 25) female, 9 (26.47%), with a mean age of 22.8 years (± 3.87). There was a significant reduction in stress (p = 0.0017), a significant increase in attention (p = 0.0017) and presence factors (p = 0.0017), acceptance (p = 0.0160) and total (p = 0) factors, 0041) of mindfulness. Conclusion: There was a significant reduction in stress, as well as improvement in concentrated attention and the presence factor and acceptance after a reduced mindfulness program.