Programa de Reducción de Estrés basado en Mindfulness para funcionarios de la salud: experiencia piloto en un hospital público de Santiago de Chile
U Sebastián Medeiros, M Ricardo Pulido
Revista chilena de neuro-psiquiatría 2011 DOI: 10.4067/s0717-92272011000300005 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 12 |
| Population | Female public health workers, users of a medical-psychological center at a hospital in Santiago |
| Duration | 9 sessions (27 hours) |
| Measures | OQ-45, WHOQOL, FFMQ |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 6 |
| Key findings | Participants showed significant improvements in anxious, depressive, and somatic symptoms, quality of life, and mindfulness skills after the MBSR workshop. |
Abstract
Introduccion: Elprograma de Reduccion de Estres basado en Mindfulness (MBSR) ha demostrado ser eficaz en el manejo de diversas condiciones medicas y psicologicas. El presente estudio evalua la aplicabilidad y eficacia de MBSR en una poblacion de funcionarias de la salud publica, usuarias de un centro medico-psicologico. Metodo: 12 funcionarias, heterogeneas en variables socio-demograficas y clinicas, participan en taller consistente en 9 sesiones (27 horas) de caracter educativo-experiencial. Se mide OQ-45 (cambio en psicoterapia), WHOQOL (calidad de vida) y FFMQ (habilidades en Mindfulness) antes y despues de la intervencion. Resultados: Se observa mejoria significativa en sintomatologia ansiosa, depresiva y somatica, en diversos aspectos de la calidad de vida, y en destrezas Mindfulness. Discusion: Intervencion derivada de la medicina integrativa y participativa, aplicada por primera vez en una poblacion clinica de trabajadoras de la salud de un hospital de Santiago. Informa beneficios en salud y bienestar. Despierta interes en nuevas formas de promocion de la salud y en el abordaje clinico de esta poblacion.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |