Mindfulness and compassion training for health professionals: A qualitative study
Compassion is a key component of quality care. Encouraging Health Care Professionals (HCPs) to develop a patient-centered care relationship through mindfulness and compassion training may be beneficial for both patients and HCPs. We assessed the impact of a compassion-centered mindfulness program [i...
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Published in | Frontiers in psychology Vol. 13; p. 1113453 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Switzerland
Frontiers Media
12.01.2023
Frontiers Media S.A |
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Summary: | Compassion is a key component of quality care. Encouraging Health Care Professionals (HCPs) to develop a patient-centered care relationship through mindfulness and compassion training may be beneficial for both patients and HCPs.
We assessed the impact of a compassion-centered mindfulness program [i.e., the Mindfulness Based (MB) CARE program] on healthcare practice conducting 10 phone interviews with HCPs who experienced the program.
The training had an overall positive impact on the HCPs ability to feel compassion toward their patients and themselves, helped them develop kindness toward themselves and their patients, and enhanced their attention to their patient's needs and theirs. Participants were better able to accept the difficult work experiences or those their patients experienced, with more perceived equanimity and less reactivity.
Professional mindfulness and compassion training programs could be operational levers for institutions aiming at fostering more compassionate HCPs-patients relationships. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Thierry Cardoso, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0162-4272 Edited by: Maria-Jesus Lirola, University of Almeria, Spain Reviewed by: Olivia Ibáñez-Masero, Universidad de Huelva, Spain; Cristina Pinel Martínez, University of Almeria, Spain ORCID: Clémence Brun, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6880-6674 Alexis Akinyemi, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6027-675X Corinne Isnard Bagnis, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-6636 This article was submitted to Health Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology Laurène Houtin, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-5639 |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 1664-1078 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1113453 |