Open AccessResponding to COVID-19 Stress: Disseminating Mind-Body Resiliency Approaches
Author(s) -
Daniel L. Hall,
Rachel Millstein,
Christina M. Luberto,
Giselle K. Perez,
Elyse R. Park
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global advances in health and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2164-957X
pISSN - 2164-9561
DOI - 10.1177/2164956120976554
Subject(s) - pandemic , psychological intervention , stressor , psychology , variety (cybernetics) , coping (psychology) , psychosocial , stress management , health care , covid-19 , psychological resilience , medicine , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychiatry , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence , law
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented stress and uncertainty, particularly among vulnerable populations such as healthcare workers who are facing a multitude of current and looming economic and psychosocial stressors. As clinician-scientists delivering mind-body interventions in our hospital, we suggest applying evidence-based mind-body techniques that promote resiliency and adaptive coping during these difficult times. Interventions that package a variety of mind-body skills into one cohesive program, such as the Stress Management and Resiliency Training – Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP), offer promise for meeting the variety of stress management needs (e.g., health concerns, isolation) present during the COVID-19 pandemic. From our work with frontline healthcare clinicians and other caregiver populations, we offer recommendations for adapting the delivery, modality, and content of mind-body practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest key skills for promoting resiliency and buffering against the future stressors that lie ahead for everyone.