A Thematic Analysis of Health Care Workers' Adoption of Mindfulness Practices.

Morgan Valley; Lorann Stallones

doi:10.1177/2165079918771991

A Thematic Analysis of Health Care Workers' Adoption of Mindfulness Practices.

Morgan Valley, Lorann Stallones

Workplace Health & Safety November 2018 DOI: 10.1177/2165079918771991 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Sample size	19
Population	Hospital health care workers in Colorado
Intervention	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Duration	8-week MBSR course
Topics	Meditation
Keywords	Health care workers Health education Health promotion
Key findings	The authors argue that Health Belief Model constructs, including internal cues to action, perceived benefits and barriers, and self-efficacy, help portray health care workers' experiences and challenges in adopting and adhering to mindfulness practices taught in an 8-week MBSR course.

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Mindfulness training, which teaches individuals to bring awareness and acceptance to the present moment, has been effective in improving the well-being of health care workers. Limited research examines the adoption of mindfulness practices using health behavior theories. The current study sought to conceptualize hospital health care workers' experiences in adopting mindfulness practices using the Health Belief Model (HBM), a theoretical framework used by health promotion practitioners to design and implement health behavior change interventions. Hospital health care workers in Colorado participated in an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. Participants ( n = 19) answered open-ended questions about their experiences adopting mindfulness practices. A theory-driven thematic analysis approach was used to analyze data with key constructs of the HBM acting as the framework for the analysis. Results showed that HBM constructs, including internal cues to action, perceived benefits and barriers, and self-efficacy, helped portray the participants' experiences and challenges in adopting and adhering to the mindfulness practices taught in the MBSR course.

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