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Focused-Attention Meditation Improves Flow, Communication Skills, and Safety Attitudes of Surgeons

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  • Hao Chen

    (School of Film and Communication, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China
    Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Chao Liu

    (Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
    School of Journalism and Communication, Hua Qiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Fang Zhou

    (Department of Economic and Management, Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial Technology, Suzhou 215000, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xin-Yi Cao

    (Clinical Neurocognitive Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China)

  • Kan Wu

    (Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan)

  • Yi-Lang Chen

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei 24301, Taiwan)

  • Chia-Yih Liu

    (Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10507, Taiwan)

  • Ding-Hau Huang

    (Institute of Creative Design and Management, National Taipei University of Business, Taoyuan 22058, Taiwan)

  • Wen-Ko Chiou

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei 24301, Taiwan
    Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10507, Taiwan
    Department of Industrial Design, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan)

Abstract

Objective: Patient safety is a worldwide problem and a focus of academic research. Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) is an approach to improving healthcare work systems and processes. From the perspective of the cognitive ergonomics of HFE, the aim of this study is to improve the flow level, communication skills, and safety attitudes of surgeons through focused-attention meditation (FAM) training, thus helping to reduce adverse clinical events. Methods: In total, 140 surgeons were recruited from three hospitals in China and randomly divided into two groups (FAM group and control group). The FAM group received 8 weeks of FAM training, while the control group was on the waiting list and did not receive any interventions. Three scales (WOLF, LCSAS, and SAQ-C) were used to measure the data of three variables (flow, communication skills, and safety attitude), respectively, at two times, before and after the intervention (pre-test and post-test). The incidence of adverse events during the intervention was also collected for both groups. Results: The ANOVA results showed that all three variables had a significant main effect of time and significant interactions between time and group. The independent-sample T-test results showed that the incidence of adverse events during the intervention was significantly lower in the FAM group than in the control group. Conclusions: The intervention of FAM could significantly improve surgeons’ flow levels, communication skills, and safety attitudes, potentially helping to reduce adverse clinical events.

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  • Hao Chen & Chao Liu & Fang Zhou & Xin-Yi Cao & Kan Wu & Yi-Lang Chen & Chia-Yih Liu & Ding-Hau Huang & Wen-Ko Chiou, 2022. "Focused-Attention Meditation Improves Flow, Communication Skills, and Safety Attitudes of Surgeons," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5292-:d:803036
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