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Synthesis followed SWiM and prioritized direction and magnitude, design, sample size, and precision rather than statistical significance alone; certainty was rated with GRADE.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Fourteen studies from 11 countries reported study sample sizes totaling 750 participants (median 47.5; range 5\u2013120), including 102 participants from one mixed health-professions trial in which dentistry-specific outcomes were not separable; outcome-specific denominators were often smaller. Three were explicitly randomized controlled trials, one quasi-experimental study reported random group allocation, four used other controlled or crossover designs, and six were uncontrolled. Interventions comprised mindfulness or meditation (four studies), coaching\/counseling\/cognitive-behavioral or psychoeducational approaches (five), movement or sensory\/relaxation approaches (three), and resilience training (two). Within-group improvements were common, but comparative findings were mixed: several apparent benefits arose from very small, self-selected, or high-attrition samples. One uncontrolled study (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u200969) directly measured burnout and found immediate reductions in personal and study-related domains, whereas colleague- and teacher-related domains did not change. Long-term follow was uncommon. Certainty was very low for perceived stress\/psychological distress, burnout, and resilience.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Student-facing programs may improve selected short-term perceived-stress, psychological-distress, coping, or burnout outcomes, but durable effectiveness is unestablished. Confidential counseling\/referral and brief, supported skills modules appear feasible as evaluated adjuncts; stand-alone digital or sensory interventions and claims of burnout prevention should remain experimental. 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