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Dear Editor:

We are thrilled that Ms. Crumpton is inspired by our manuscript and is interested in proposing mindfulness training (MT) as a potential deterrent or treatment for secondary traumatic stress (STS). We believe she has pointed to the need for potentially important research studies: What are the effects of MT on (a) preventing or (b) treating STS in emergency nurses? We appreciate her comments, and hope that someone who is knowledgeable in MT is able to carry out such a study.

In a recent study of hospital oncology staff,¹ researchers found that current use of massage was significantly associated with not having STS. Massage and MT are both complementary therapies that have been shown to decrease stress in different populations.

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1. Quinal L, Harford S, Rutledge DN. Secondary traumatic stress in oncology staff. Cancer Nurs. 2009;32:E1–E4
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