Table 2.
Population | All types of HCWs, including physicians, nurses, hospital staff, and health managers |
Intervention | Mind–body modalities, including meditation, mindfulness-based intervention, autogenic training, yoga, tai chi, qigong, breathing exercise, music therapy, guided imagery, biofeedback, prayer, and faith-based techniques |
Comparison | No treatment, wait-list, sham control, attention control, and active comparators |
Outcome | Primary outcome: level of perceived stressSecondary outcome: any mental health-related outcomes |
Study type | All original clinical studies, including RCTs, CCTs, and before-after studies |
Abbreviations. CCT, non-randomized controlled clinical trials; HCW, healthcare worker; RCT, randomized controlled trial.