Evaluación de la efectividad de un programa de mindfulness y autocompasión para reducir el estrés y prevenir el burnout en profesionales sanitarios de atención primaria
Gloria Aranda Auserón, M. Rosario Elcuaz Viscarret, Carmen Fuertes Goñi, Victoria Rubio, Pablo Pascual Pascual, Enrique Sainz de Murieta García de Galdeano
Atención Primaria June 17, 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2017.03.009 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 48 |
| Population | Primary care health professionals in Navarra, Spain |
| Intervention | Mindfulness and self-compassion training program |
| Duration | 8 weeks, with sessions of 2.5 hours per week and daily practice of 45 minutes |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 60 |
| Key findings | The intervention group improved significantly in mindfulness, perceived stress, self-kindness, shared humanity, and emotional fatigue after the program. Compared with the control group, significant differences were found in mindfulness, perceived stress, self-kindness, and emotional fatigue. The authors suggest that encouraging mindfulness and self-compassion practices in healthcare may be beneficial. |
Abstract
Evaluar la efectividad de un programa de mindfulness y autocompasión sobre los niveles de estrés y burnout en profesionales sanitarios de atención primaria. Ensayo clínico controlado aleatorizado. Se ofertó entrenamiento en mindfulness a los 1.281 profesionales sanitarios de atención primaria de Navarra y aceptaron 48. Se asignaron por sorteo 25 participantes al grupo intervención, quedando los 23 restantes en el grupo control. El programa de entrenamiento en mindfulness y autocompasión consistía en sesiones de 2,5 h/semana durante 8 semanas, a las que había que asistir al menos al 75% de las sesiones y realizar una práctica diaria de 45 min. Antes-después de la intervención se midieron mediante cuatro cuestionarios los niveles de mindfulness, autocompasión, estrés percibido y burnout. Tras la intervención, las puntuaciones del grupo intervención mejoran significativamente en mindfulness (p < 0,001); estrés percibido (p < 0,001); autocompasión: auto-amabilidad p < 0,001, humanidad compartida p = 0,004, mindfulness p = 0,001; y burnout: cansancio emocional (p = 0,046). La comparación respecto al grupo control muestra diferencias significativas en mindfulness (p < 0,001), estrés percibido (p < 0,001), auto-amabilidad (p < 0,001) y cansancio emocional (p < 0,032). Este trabajo sugiere que puede ser beneficioso impulsar las prácticas de mindfulness y autocompasión en el ámbito sanitario. To evaluate the effectiveness of a Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Program on the levels of stress and burnout in Primary Care health professionals. Randomised, controlled clinical trial. Training in Mindfulness was offered to 1,281 health professionals in Navarra (Spain) Primary Care, and 48 of them accepted. The participants were randomly assigned to groups: 25 to the intervention group, and the remaining 23 to the control group. The Mindfulness and Self-Compassion training program consisted of sessions of 2.5chours/week for 8 weeks. The participants had to attend at least 75% of the sessions and perform a daily practical of 45 minutes. The levels of mindfulness, self-compassion, perceived stress, and burnout were measured using four questionnaires before and after the intervention. After the intervention, the scores of the intervention group improved significantly in mindfulness (P < .001); perceived stress (P < .001); self-compassion: self-kindness P < .001, shared humanity P = .004, mindfulness P = .001; and burnout: emotional fatigue (P = .046). The comparison with the control group showed significant differences in mindfulness (P < .001), perceived stress (P < .001), self-kindness (P < .001) and emotional fatigue (P = .032). This work suggests that it may be beneficial to encourage mindfulness and self-compassion practices in the health environment.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |
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