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

Hao Chen, Chao Liu, Fang Zhou, Xin-Yi Cao, Kan Wu, Yi-Lang Chen, Chia-Yih Liu, Ding-Hau Huang and Wen-Ko Chiou
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Hao Chen: School of Film and Communication, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China
Chao Liu: Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
Fang Zhou: Department of Economic and Management, Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial Technology, Suzhou 215000, China
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
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

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-15

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.

Keywords: focused-attention meditation; flow; communication skills; safety attitude; clinical adverse events; patient safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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