mindfulness: how being present impacts health & safety in the workplace
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Presented by: Jessica Drew de PazTRANSCRIPT
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Mindfulness: How Being Present Impacts
Health & Safety in the Workplace
Jessica Drew de Paz, PsyD Mindfulness & Safety Research Coordinator Environmental Health & Safety, UC Irvine
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Agenda
1. University of California 2. UC Irvine Injuries & Root Causes 3. Stress & Mind Wandering: Role in Illness &
Injury 4. Mindfulness: An Antidote 5. Mindfulness Research 6. UC Mindful Health & Safety Research
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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
• Implement Enterprise Risk Management – Includes UC Systemwide Centers of Excellence
• Proactively leverage knowledge across system
Cheryl Lloyd Interim Chief Risk Officer
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UC Irvine Environmental Health & Safety
• Consistently Low Employee Injury Rates – Workers Compensation
• Over $30 million savings over past 9 years • Average rate significantly lower than UC average
• Two UC Centers of Excellence – Safety Management & Metrics – Mindful Health & Safety
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Agenda
1. University of California 2. UC Irvine Injuries & Root Causes 3. Stress & Mind Wandering: Role in Illness &
Injury 4. Mindfulness: An Antidote 5. Mindfulness Research 6. UC Mindful Health & Safety Research
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UCI Campus 2010 Injury Investigation Metrics
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Agenda
1. University of California 2. UC Irvine Injuries & Root Causes 3. Stress & Mind Wandering: Role in Illness &
Injury 4. Mindfulness: An Antidote 5. Mindfulness Research 6. UC Mindful Health & Safety Research
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Stress
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Fight or Flight Response
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Maladaptive Human Response
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Role of Stress in Illness
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Mind Wandering
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Mind Wandering & Happiness Researchers analyzed 2250 adults
during common activities
Conclusion: If you want to stay cheerful, focus on the present, no matter how unpleasant it is
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Role of Stress & Mind Wandering in Injuries
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Need to Train Mind
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The Journey by Mary Oliver
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Agenda
1. University of California 2. UC Irvine Injuries & Root Causes 3. Stress & Mind Wandering: Role in Illness &
Injury 4. Mindfulness: An Antidote 5. Mindfulness Research 6. UC Mindful Health & Safety Research
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Mindfulness: Presence of Heart
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Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
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Mindfulness Awareness that arises through paying attention;
on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program
• 8 weeks – 2 hours/week – One 6-hour retreat
• Supportive Group • Develop Practice
– Body scan – Yoga based-movement – Sitting & walking meditations
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MBSR Offered Worldwide
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Workplace Applications
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Mindfulness Meditation
• It’s about retraining your attention
• Becoming aware when your mind is wandering
• Knowing where your attention is
• Being aware of & letting go of distractions
• Having a kind, open, curious attitude to your present moment experience, whatever it is
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Paradox by Gunilla Norris
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Agenda
1. University of California 2. UC Irvine Injuries & Root Causes 3. Stress & Mind Wandering: Role in Illness &
Injury 4. Mindfulness: An Antidote 5. Mindfulness Research 6. UC Mindful Health & Safety Research
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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 chronic pain, headaches, blood pressure, cholesterol
– Improves immune function
• Mental Health – Reduces anxiety, depression &
substance use
• Healthy & Workplace Populations – Reduces stress – Improves immune response, sleep &
overall well-being
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Changes Brain Regions
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Changes Way Brain Works
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Testing Performance
Decreased mind-wandering Improved working memory capacity
Better 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), 856-861 Kass, S.J. et al. (2011) Mindfulness, 2 (4), 236-241
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Nuclear Power Plant Safety
Results suggest the benefit of being mindful outweighs its cost for complex but not simple tasks
Zhang, J et al. (2013) Personality & Individual Differences, 55 (4), 433-439
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Agenda
1. University of California 2. UC Irvine Injuries & Root Causes 3. Stress & Mind Wandering: Role in Illness &
Injury 4. Mindfulness: An Antidote 5. Mindfulness Research 6. UC Mindful Health & Safety Research
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UC Mindful Health & Safety Research
• UCI EH&S proposed idea to UCOP – UCOP agreed to fund – UC Center of Excellence
• Aim: Explore potential for “Mindful Health & Safety” program to improve workplace health & safety record
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Hypothesis
Compared to the active control, those in the mindfulness-based program will demonstrate:
Reduced Increased - Work-Related Injuries* - Attention* - Medication Errors - Work Engagement - Organizational Costs* - Job Retention - Stress Levels - Burnout - Sick days* *Objective Measures
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Research Steps
1) Build Collaborative Research Team
5) Pilot at UCI & other UCs
4) Apply for Funding
2) Adapt MBSR
to Integrate Safety 3) Obtain
IRB Approval
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1) Build Collaborative Research Team
UCI Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine
Beginning Conversations with Other UCs
UCI EH&S
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2) Adapt MBSR
• Session 1: Paying Attention • Session 2: Health • Session 3: Safety • Session 4: Self-Care • Session 5: Fully Present • Session 6: Mindful Communication • Session 7: Creating a Culture of Mindfulness • Session 8: Intentions
Mindful Health &
Safety
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3) Obtain Approval: Institutional Review Board
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4) Apply for Funding
• University of California Be Smart About Safety Funding
• National Institute of Health
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5) Formal Pilot: Fall 2014 Nurses at UCI Medical Center
• Sample – 60+ nurses – High-risk occupation – Compensation - 22 CEUs
• Random Assignment – Experimental
• Mindfulness
– Active Control • Health education (nutrition/exercise)
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2 Informal Pilots EH&S Staff & Facilities Managers
• Approximately 25 participants • No active control group • Abbreviated protocol (12 vs. 22 hours) • 1 hour/week for 9 weeks + 3-hour retreat
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What Meditation Really Is
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• Experiment with Protocol – 22 Hours vs. Abbreviated Programs – Blended Learning (Classroom & Online)
• Implement with Various Populations – Additional UC Employee Groups – Other Industries
• Distribute Mindful Health & Safety Resources
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