Wellness in residency: Addressing the neglected need in lower middle-income countries.
Muhammad Tawab Khalil, Farooq Azam Rathore, Rochelle Dy
PMID 37694319WHAT IT FOUND
Wellness initiatives for residents in lower-middle-income countries face stigma and funding barriers.
Mindfulness, self-care, and schedule optimization are proposed as resource-savvy solutions, but this paper offers no clinical trial data or patient outcomes.
What this paper is
This is a narrative review and commentary on implementing wellness programs for medical residents in lower-middle-income countries. It defines wellness domains and lists theoretical interventions like mindfulness and schedule optimization, but reports no original patient data, clinical outcomes, or empirical findings. There is no evidence here to change clinical practice.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the listed wellness interventions as evidence-based clinical treatments. The paper summarizes expert recommendations and theoretical frameworks for residency programs, not tested interventions with proven patient outcomes.