Evaluación de una Intervención Mindfulness en Equipos de Cuidados Paliativos
Noemí Sansó, Laura Galiana, Amparo Oliver, Paz Cuesta, Cilia Sánchez, Enric Benito
Psychosocial Intervention April 24, 2018 DOI: 10.5093/pi2018a7 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post pre-experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 36 |
| Population | Palliative care professionals from teams in Madrid, Spain |
| Intervention | Mindfulness training |
| Duration | Six-week intervention; follow-up two weeks after the intervention |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 25 |
| Key findings | After a six-week brief mindfulness training, 36 palliative care professionals showed improvements in mindfulness and self-compassion and lower burnout risk levels, regardless of profession. The authors state the intervention was associated with these changes, though the pre-post design cannot establish causation. |
Abstract
The aim of this study is to assess the outcome of a brief mindfulness training program on mindful attention, self-compassion, and professionals’ quality of life in palliative care teams. A pre-post pre-experimental study was carried out. Thirty-six professionals from palliative care teams from Madrid (Spain) participated in the study. Mindfulness, self-compassion, and professionals’ quality of life were assessed. Evaluations were carried out at the beginning of the intervention and two weeks after the intervention, which lasted six weeks. The program’s results were assessed using multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA). After the intervention, there was an improvement of mindfulness, self-compassion, and burnout risk levels lowered, regardless of the profession. This mindfulness based short psychosocial intervention in a group of palliative care professionals was associated to an improvement of self-awareness levels and self-compassion, and a decrease of perceived burnout risk.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Mindfulness Practices: A Qualitative Literature Review SMARATUNGGA JURNAL OF EDUCATION AND BUDDHIST STUDIES March 29, 2023
- Mindfulness, Compassion, and Self-Compassion Among Health Care Professionals: What's New? A Systematic Review Frontiers in Psychology July 31, 2020
- Differential Effects of Two Contemplative Practice-based Programs for Health Care Professionals Psychosocial Intervention November 1, 2019
Cites 13
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- Association of an Educational Program in Mindful Communication With Burnout, Empathy, and Attitudes Among Primary Care Physicians JAMA September 22, 2009
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Health Care Professionals: Results From a Randomized Trial. International Journal of Stress Management May 1, 2005
- Teaching self-care to caregivers: Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the mental health of therapists in training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology May 1, 2007
- Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise PLoS One March 25, 2008
and 8 more in the library