ArticleJournal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine2017
Online Training in Specific Meditation Practices Improves Gratitude, Well-Being, Self-Compassion, and Confidence in Providing Compassionate Care Among Health Professionals.
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- Self-Compassion Interventions to Target Secondary Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Self-Compassion Training on Work-Related Well-Being: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Developing Self-Compassion in Healthcare Professionals Utilising a Brief Online Intervention: A Randomised Waitlist Control Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Gratitude interventions to improve wellbeing and resilience of graduate nurses transitioning to practice: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Article
- mHealth Gratitude Exercise Mindfulness App for Resiliency Among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Staff: Three-Arm Pretest-Posttest Interventional Study.JMIR nursing · 2024Article
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- Collaborative care in eating disorders treatment: exploring the role of clinician distress, self-compassion, and compassion for others.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- What is well-being? A scoping review of the conceptual and operational definitions of occupational well-being.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2023Article
- Self-compassion among Undergraduate Nursing Students at a State University in Indonesia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Feasibility of a Loving Kindness Intervention for Mitigating Weight Stigma in Nursing Students: A Focus on Self-Compassion.Mindfulness · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Deficit-Oriented and Asset-Oriented Psychological Outcomes in the Workplace: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2022Review
- The Spanish Version of the State Self-Compassion Scale-Long Form (SSCS-L): A Study of Its Validity and Reliability in a Sample of Nursing Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Self-compassion Education for Health Professionals (Nurses and Midwives): Protocol for a Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Use of Mobile Apps and Online Programs of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Training in Workers: A Scoping Review.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2022Article
- What works for whom in compassion training programs offered to practicing healthcare providers: a realist review.BMC medical education · 2021Review
- Cross-Cultural Comparison of Mental Health Between German and South African Employees: Shame, Self-Compassion, Work Engagement, and Work Motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Examining the Potential Synergistic Effects Between Mindfulness Training and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- Gratitude in Health Care: A Meta-narrative Review.Qualitative health research · 2020Review
- Testing the Intermediary Role of Perceived Stress in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Burnout Subtypes in a Large Sample of Spanish University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Short-Term Meditation Training Fosters Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Mind-body practices that intentionally generate positive emotion could improve health professionals' well-being and compassion. However, the feasibility and impact of clinician training in these practices is unknown. Data were analyzed from 3 online modules offered to health professionals: ( a) Gratitude, ( b) Positive Word, and ( c) Loving-kindness/Compassion meditation. Paired t tests were used to assess pre- to posttraining changes in gratitude (Gratitude Questionnaire), well-being (World Health Organization Well-Being Index), self-compassion (Neff's Self-Compassion Scale), and confidence in providing compassionate care (Confidence in Providing Calm, Compassionate Care Scale). The 177 enrollees included diverse practitioners (nurses, physicians, social workers, and others). Training was associated with statistically significant improvements in gratitude (38.3 ± 4.6 to 39.5 ± 3.3), well-being (16.4 ± 4.0 to 17.9 ± 4.2), self-compassion (39.5 ± 8.1 to 43.1 ± 7.6), and confidence in providing compassionate care (73.3 ± 16.4 to 80.9 ± 13.8; P < .001 for all comparisons). Brief, online training appeals to diverse health professionals and improves their gratitude, well-being, self-compassion, and confidence in providing compassionate care.
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