Loving-kindness meditation: a tool to improve healthcare provider compassion, resilience, and patient care
Journal of Compassionate Health Care September 26, 2014 Emma M Seppala, Cendri A. Hutcherson, Dong TH Nguyen et al. 113 citations
Background: Stress is a critical problem facing many healthcare institutions. The consequences of stress include increased provider burnout and decreased quality of care for patients. Ironically, a key factor that may help buffer the impact of stress on provider well-being and patient health outcomes-compassion-is low in healthcare settings and declines under stress. This gives rise to an...