Mindfulness Is Related to the Situational Awareness of Medical Students Confronted with Life-Threatening Emergency Situations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Simulations
2.3. Assessment of Mindfulness
2.4. Assessment of Situational Awareness
2.5. Ethics Approval
2.6. Data Presentation and Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Feature | Mean ± SD |
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Nonreact | 2.77 ± 0.7 |
Observe | 3.41 ± 0.8 |
Actaware | 3.12 ± 0.4 |
Describe | 3.40 ± 0.7 |
Nonjudge | 3.10 ± 0.8 |
Total | 3.16 ± 0.4 |
Level 1: Data □ Did the baby receive the vaccine after birth? yes/no/don’t know □ Did the baby have normal weight gain after birth? yes/no/don’t know □ What was the patient’s systolic pressure at admission (mmHg)? 50–65/66–80/81–95/96–130/don’t know □ What was the patient’s blood sugar level at admission (mg%)? 30–45/46–60/61–75/76–100/don’t know □ What is the patient’s potassium level (mmol/L)? 2.0–3.5/3.6–5.0/5.1–6.5/>6.6/don’t know □ What is the patient’s pH? acidosis/alkalosis/don’t know |
Level 2: Comprehension □ Which examination is the most important in establishing a diagnosis in the patient? culture tests/genetic testing/hormone tests/don’t know □ What is the likely cause of the patient’s symptoms? parental negligence/infection/diabetes/congenital metabolic disorder/don’t know |
Level 3: Projection □ Which consultant do you need in the near future? neonatologist/geneticist/endocrinologist (diabetologist)/infectious disease specialist/don’t know □ Which of the following medications will be the most important in treating your patient? insulin/saline/hydrocortisone/fludrocortisone/don’t know □ Will the patient’s condition improve/change significantly within the next 30 min? yes/no/don’t know |
Level 1 Data (max 15 points) | 10.2 ± 1.8, i.e., 68.0 ± 12% |
Level 2 Comprehension (max 6 points) | 4.9 ± 1.2, i.e., 82.6 ± 20% |
Level 3 Projection (max 5 points) | 2.5 ± 1.2, i.e., 50 ± 24% |
Mindfulness (Total) | Nonreact | Observe | Actaware | Describe | Nonjudge | |
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Level 1 Data | 0.31 ** | 0.39 *** | −0.02 | 0.27 * | 0.18 | 0.23 * |
Level 2 Comprehension | −0.15 | −0.06 | −0.19 | −0.20 | −0.02 | −0.00 |
Level 3 Projection | 0.11 | 0.04 | −0.08 | 0.11 | 0.24 * | 0.13 |
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Chmielewski, J.; Łoś, K.; Waszkiewicz, N.; Łuczyński, W. Mindfulness Is Related to the Situational Awareness of Medical Students Confronted with Life-Threatening Emergency Situations. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 1955. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10091955
Chmielewski J, Łoś K, Waszkiewicz N, Łuczyński W. Mindfulness Is Related to the Situational Awareness of Medical Students Confronted with Life-Threatening Emergency Situations. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(9):1955. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10091955
Chicago/Turabian StyleChmielewski, Jacek, Kacper Łoś, Napoleon Waszkiewicz, and Włodzimierz Łuczyński. 2021. "Mindfulness Is Related to the Situational Awareness of Medical Students Confronted with Life-Threatening Emergency Situations" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 9: 1955. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10091955