As physicians face new challenges fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on the frontlines, a new study out of Brown’s Mindfulness Center suggests an app could help physicians manage anxiety in the future.
University researchers investigated the effectiveness of an app-based mindfulness training program, Unwinding Anxiety, in reducing physician anxiety and examined the relationship between anxiety and physician burnout.Medical professionals are trained to show empathy for their patients while exhibiting toughness and sacrifice, said Jud Brewer, associate professor of psychiatry, director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center and principal investigator of the study.
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