A new in-motion mindfulness exercise reminder system being studied at Ohio State uses biofeedback to trigger program reminders for smartphones – allowing wearers to engage in physical interventions and Mental health has been shown to reduce burnout of the healthcare workforce.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
The Ohio Department of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has awarded the Ohio State Medical University and Wexner Medical Center a $1.48 million grant for workforce safety innovations that support supports several frontline industries, including healthcare.
In part, the state funded The Buckeye Pause Bundle: Enhancing State of Mind and Body as Optimal PPE, a study co-led by Ohio State investigators and researchers, Catherine Quatman- Yates, associate professor in the Lead School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Department of Orthopedics, and Maryanna Klatt, director of integrative medicine and professor of family and community medicine, who developed the MIM .
Klatt developed and validated MIM intervention program rehabilitation tools to promote health and function while minimizing the effects of chronic stress.
Since 2004, she has worked with healthcare professionals, cancer patients, primary caregivers, and students, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, MIM was admitted to the Medical Center Wexner economy.
The study, published in the journal Global advances in health and medicine journal in December 2020, concluded that the program significantly reduced burnout and increased resilience for the large workforce of health care systems that are overcoming new challenges posed by the pandemic. caused by translation.
Once users reach a certain threshold of physiological readings from wearable biofeedback devices, they receive personalized prompts from their smartphones encouraging them to pause and engage in sessions. Exercises to protect body and mind.
“It includes the development of independent, soundproofed mental and physical exercise rest pods to provide support in busy, high-stress work environments,” Klatt said in the announcement.
Wexner Medical Center researchers will continue to develop a university-designed wellness platform to help reduce the state’s work-related injury rate.
“The WSIC grant promotes a method that promotes the deliberate maturation of concepts from concept to prototype. BWC believes in investing in innovators/researchers, through collaboration. with industry partners, to turn ideas into viable technical and commercial workforce solutions,” said Sandi Golden- Vest, MEP, director of BWC’s Workplace Safety Innovation Center.
TREND TO BIGGER
Other researchers have also focused on reducing health worker burnout with digital health tools.
During the onset of COVID-19, the University of St. Luke in Pennsylvania has studied how cognitive behavioral therapy delivered over the internet – through self-guided or trained interventions – can help healthcare workers.
Research shows that clinical sensitivity is reduced with programs targeting depression and anxiety, and the program achieves a 97% satisfaction rate among 3,000 employees and their spouses. /husband used it.
Deloitte, the company that has released a report on the usability of wearable cognitive aids, shows how the technology can improve human safety and well-being as well as enhance the quality of work. .
While some envision WCA being used to provide augmented intelligence for surgeons, any short-term use is dependent on 5G, as Healthcare IT News discussed in September with Apan Tiwari, chief executive officer of Deloitte.
“Low-latency wireless plus the advantage for indoor use is ready for today’s most critical moment,” said Tiwari.
The Department of Justice and partner AT&T have developed a 5G FirstNet network, and hospitals are starting to roll out their own 5G networks for a number of use cases.
ON PROFILE
“The healthcare industry has learned a lot since the start of the pandemic about the need for ways to reduce work-related stress, anxiety, and burnout, and we are proud to offer these innovative programs such as Mindfulness in Motion,” Dr. Andrew Thomas, interim co-leader and clinical director of the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, said in a statement.
“We have excellent healthcare providers, and these programs help ensure we care for them the same way they care for our patients,” he said. “Our team’s wellness support helps them be their best and provides excellent patient-centered care.”
Andrea Fox is the senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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