Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Intervention in Reducing Stress Levels of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy Residents at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia

Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBI) Technique in Reducing Stress Levels of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy Residents at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of MBI technique in reducing the stress level of anesthesiology and intensive therapy residents at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia.

This research was an experimental study with paired one group design. The research subjects were anesthesiology and intensive therapy residents at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia in 2019. The MBI program lasted four weeks, consisted of one formal face-to-face training and informal training through homework carried out every day for four weeks. 13 study subjects met the inclusion criteria and did not enter the exclusion criteria. 1 study subject must be excluded because it did not complete the informal training. Data collection on the Perceived Stress Scale 10 Item (PSS-10) was conducted in July and August 2019.

The inclusion criteria for participation were being anesthesiology and intensive therapy resident stationed in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, having a PSS-10 score ≥ 14, and agreeing to fully participate in the study.

The exclusion criteria for this study were: (1) residents who used narcotic/psychotropic drugs during the study period and (2) residents who were not able to complete the study or attend the formal face-to-face training as scheduled due to conflicting work schedule.