The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) Reduces Stress-Related Psychological Distress in Healthcare Professionals
Andrés Martín-Asuero, Gloria García-Banda
The Spanish Journal of Psychology November 1, 2010 DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600002547 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Semi-experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 29 |
| Population | Health professionals seeking stress reduction |
| Duration | 8-week intervention, 3-month follow-up |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | MBSR reduced distress by 35% (from percentile 75 to 45), rumination by 30%, and negative affect by 20%, with benefits lasting through 3-month follow-up. Reductions in distress were significantly correlated with reductions in rumination and negative affect. |
Abstract
This semi-experimental study examines how Mindfulness facilitates a distress reduction in a group of health professionals. The sample comprises 29 professionals seeking stress reduction who undertook an 8 weeks psico-educative intervention, involving 28 hours of class, based on a program called Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction or MBSR. Results show a 35% reduction of distress, from percentile 75 to 45, combined with a 30% reduction in rumination and a 20% decrease in negative affect. These benefits lasted during the 3 months of the follow up period. The correlation analysis indicates that the decrease in distress is significantly related to the other two variables. These results confirm the effectiveness of MBSR to decrease distress and its applicability in training programs for health professionals.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
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