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Mindfulness:Promoting Total Worker Health & Safety
by Being in the Moment
Jessica Drew de Paz, PsyD, Project ManagerEnvironmental Health & Safety, UC Irvine
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University of California (UC)• 10 campuses, 5 medical centers, 3 national labs• > 233,000 students and > 190,000 employees
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UC Office of the President (UCOP)• Systemwide Headquarters
– Manages fiscal & business operations– Supports academic & research missions
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UCOP Office of Risk Services• Implements Enterprise Risk Management
– Includes UC Systemwide Centers of Excellence
Cheryl LloydChief Risk Officer
Ken SmithExecutive Director, EH&S
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Safety Issue: Inattention/Distraction
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Is inattention/distraction a safety hazard at your organization?
If so, how are you addressing it?
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Existing Safety Trainings
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Solution: Mindfulness Training(Attention Training)
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MindfulnessJon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Formal Practices• Body Scan• Yoga-based movement• Mindful Breathing• Mindful Walking
Informal Practices• Mindful Eating• Mindful Driving• Mindful Working• Mindful of Any Moment!
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MBSR Offered Worldwide
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Workplace Applications
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Anderson Cooper
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Mindfulness Research Centers
• Columbia• Duke• Eisenhower Medical
Center• Harvard• Oxford• Kaiser Permanente
• Scripps • Stanford• U Mass Medical School• UCLA• UCSD• Numerous Programs
Worldwide
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Growth in Mindfulness Research
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Summary of Research Findings• Physical Health
– Reduces stress, chronic pain, headaches, blood pressure, cholesterol
– Improves immune function, sleep
• Mental Health– Reduces anxiety, depression, substance use– Helps OCD, eating disorders, emotion
regulation
• Healthy & Workplace Populations– Reduces stress– Improves immune response, sleep, overall
well-being
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Happiness
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Changes Brain Regions
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Testing PerformanceDecreased mind-wandering
Improved working memory capacityBetter performance on GRE reading comprehension
Mrazek, MD et al. (2013) Psychological Science, 24 (5), 776-781
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Job Performance
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Driving Safety• Mindfulness May Improve
Driving Performance– Increases environmental
awareness– Blocks out distractions– Helps to quickly identify
hazards– Young adults lower in
mindfulness texted more
Fedlman, G. et al. (2011) Personality & Individual Differences, 51 (7), 856-861Kass, S.J. et al. (2011) Mindfulness, 2 (4), 236-241
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PROGRAM
• Adaptation of MBSR– Delivered by qualified mindfulness instructors
• 1-hour orientation session
• Formats (can be customized)– Original (22 hours)
• 8 weekly 2-hour sessions + 6-hour retreat
– Abbreviated (12 hours)• 10 weekly 1-hour sessions (one is a 3-hour retreat)
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Informal PilotEH&S Staff & Facilities Managers
• Approximately 30 participants• No active control group• Abbreviated protocol (12 vs. 22 hours) • Findings: Improved attention & reduced stress
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Formal Pilot
• Sample– 50 Nurses
• UC Irvine Medical Center• High injuries & errors
– Compensation - 22 CEUs
• Random Assignment– Experimental
• Mindfulness
– Active Control• Health education
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Coming into the Moment
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Mindful Handwashing
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Results
• Mindfulness– Mindful Attention Awareness Scale
• Stress– Perceived Stress Scale
• Work Engagement – Utrecht Work Engagement Survey
• Burnout– Maslach Burnout Inventory
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Attention Networks
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Awaiting Results(Summer 2016)
• Work-Related Injuries– Occupational Health data
• Work-Related Errors– Self-Report
• Sick Days – HR data
• Job Retention– HR data
• Organizational Costs– Workers’ Compensation data & medical premiums
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Participant Feedback
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