The people involved in the healthcare facilities go through several very sick patients and at times they don’t even receive the required rest or food. Not only this but there are some areas where they work but they do not get the required equipment even.
In such situations, they need something by which they can remain calm. Here is a list of the top 5 Apps which can relieve the stress levels of healthcare workers.
1. Headspace
This is one of the top and most important mindfulness Apps. This App teaches you mainly to breathe, live mindfully, and also reduce anxiety. This App has also been known for improving the focus of its users. This App comes with several exercises which help you deal with anxiety as well as breathe properly, to keep you calm and happy. Along with this, there are also some sleep meditation techniques available that can help one fall asleep and get the required rest.
2. My Well being Index
This is a very unique App developed by Mayo Clinic that can measure a physician’s distress level. On using this App the user will be asked 9 questions and through this, the tracking will be done. Various dimensions of stress can be evaluated using these 9 questions and it’s completely anonymous. This App is extremely useful for physicians, residents, fellows, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and other healthcare professionals to properly evaluate their well-being.
3. Provider Resilience
This App was designed by DOD for frontline healthcare professionals. There are several self-assessment tests present in this App by which the overall resilience of a person is calculated. On opening the app, the user gets the overall resilience rating along with when the user should take his or her next vacation. There’s a countdown clock available too. Compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress ratings are certain things that are generated by it and through this, the user can reflect upon their quality of life.
4. Calm
This App has been given the top position in sleep support and relaxation exercises. Calm is an award-winning App that was developed in 2012. Since then, it has helped millions of users by providing them with calming exercises, helpful breathing techniques, and sleep stories narrated by celebrities like Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba. The calm App helps reduce anxiety, improve sleep and also increase happiness. The meditation section of the App is divided and you can use them as per your requirements. The duration of the sessions ranges from anywhere between 3 to 30 minutes.
5. Relax Melodies
This App comes with more than 100 relaxing sounds that guide you to sleep. From nature sounds, white noise & ASMR, guided meditations, stories, brainwaves, body-mind exercises to breathing techniques this App has everything that you need to have a proper and relaxing sleep.