Effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Doctors’ Mindfulness, Empathy, and Communication Skills
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health April 12, 2021 Hao Chen, Chao Liu, Xinyi Cao et al. 55 citations
BACKGROUND: In the context of increasing doctor-patient tensions in China, the objective of this study was to explore and examine the effects of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on doctors' mindfulness, empathy, and communication skills. METHODS: A total of 106 doctors were recruited from a hospital in China, and randomly divided into an LKM training group (n = 53) and waiting control group (n...