Midday Moments: Pilot intervention of peer-led sessions to enhance hospitalist well-being.

OBJECTIVE

Peer-led discussion groups incorporating mindfulness-based tools have proven effective in improving clinician well-being in predominantly outpatient and nonclinical settings. In this study, peer-led discussion sessions were piloted in the inpatient setting with hospitalist advanced practice providers (APPs) and physicians, with the primary aim of increasing mindfulness, fostering connection, and testing intervention feasibility.

METHODS

We piloted 27 peer-led discussion sessions from March 2022 through December 2023. Aims were assessed through voluntary anonymous surveys following 20 of the sessions (5 virtual, 15 in-person).

RESULTS

A total of 86 survey responses were collected from attendees after 20 sessions. Survey responses showed participants felt the sessions created a space for mindfulness (86/86 responses, 100.0%), increased connection with colleagues (85/86, 98.8%), and were feasible to fit in the workday (81/86, 94.2%).

CONCLUSION

The results of this exploratory pilot suggest that peer-led discussion sessions may be an effective and feasible way to increase mindfulness and foster connection among colleagues in inpatient hospitalist practice.