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Responding to COVID-19 Stress: Disseminating Mind-Body Resiliency Approaches.

Authors :: Hall DL
Millstein RA
Luberto CM
Perez GK
Park ER
Source :: Global advances in health and medicine [Glob Adv Health Med] 2020 Dec 01; Vol. 9, pp. 2164956120976554. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 01 (Print Publication: 2020).
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: 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.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2020.)