Elizabeth MasonAFRAH YAHYA MOHAMMED SADDEEK2022-05-282022-05-28https://drepo.sdl.edu.sa/handle/20.500.14154/36456Abstract Background: Occupational stress and burnout is highly prevalent in nurses and doctors particularly those working in the emergency department of a hospital. This has led to increased burnout and high staff turnover as well as increased suicide rates among staff working in the emergency department of a hospital. This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of wellness interventions in reducing occupational stress and burnout in nurses and doctors working in the emergency department of a hospital. Method: the search for relevant articles was conducted using PubMed, PubMed Central, the Cochrane Library and Scopus electronic databases. Search for relevant articles was performed for articles published between 2000 and 2020 and only in English language. Articles were selected following an inclusion and exclusion criteria and the CASP tool was utilized to carry out the quality assessment of the articles. Data analysis was performed using a thematic approach. Results: Screening of articles selected from the electronic databases PubMed, PubMed Central, the Cochrane Library and Scopus resulted in seven articles that were eligible to be included in the systematic review. The application of the majority of the wellness interventions reported in this study demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in occupational stress and burnout in nurses and doctors working in the emergency department of a hospital. The trials were conducted with the following wellness interventions: massage, aromatherapy and music, mantra meditation, attention-based training program, a cultural change toolkit and active intervention. Upon the conduction of a thematic analysis, two themes were identified: causes of occupational stress and types of nurses and doctors facing occupational stress. 7 Conclusion: This review demonstrated that wellness interventions are capable of reducing occupational stress and burnout in nurses and doctors working in the emergency department of hospitals. However, further research studies are needed to validate the findings in the studies reported in this review given the small sample size of the study cohorts and the relative paucity in data that exist on the application of wellness interventions to reduce occupational stress in nurses and doctors working in the emergency department of hospitals.en