Mindfulness para mejorar la salud mental de estudiantes de Odontología: Revisión sistemática
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Introducción: La meditación constituye una herramienta eficaz para promover el bienestar psicológico y manejar el estrés y los síntomas de trastornos psicológicos asociados con situaciones académicas, clínicas y asistenciales altamente demandantes en contextos de formación en salud. Objetivo: Este artículo busca evaluar la efectividad de las intervenciones basadas en mindfulness sobre el bienestar mental de estudiantes de Odontología. Métodos: Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de ensayos clínicos controlados en bases de datos electrónicas especializadas (Scopus, Biblioteca Virtual de Salud, Taylor & Francis, Cochrane Central, Trip Database, PsycINFO, Sage Pub, ERIC, Springer Link, CINAHL, DOSS, Wiley Online Library, ProQuest y Medline vía PubMed). Resultados: La búsqueda inicial identificó 720 estudios, de los cuales se preseleccionaron 233; tras aplicar los criterios de elegibilidad, se incluyeron 8 estudios para la síntesis cualitativa. Los resultados indican que la meditación mindfulness es efectiva en la reducción de estrés y los síntomas de ansiedad y depresión, la fatiga y el burnout, y el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida, la resiliencia, la satisfacción y el perfil fisiológico. Conclusiones: Estos hallazgos tienen implicaciones relevantes para la educación universitaria odontológica; sugieren integrar la meditación como eje trasversal curricular para prevenir trastornos mentales y mejorar el bienestar mental del estudiantado
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