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Health Care Providers’ Mindfulness and Treatment Outcomes: A Critical Review of the Research Literature

Abstract  

A systematic and critical review of the research literature evaluated studies on whether mindfulness-based training for health
care providers improves their psychosocial functioning. In addition, studies were critiqued that examined whether health care
providers who either practice mindfulness or possess greater levels of mindfulness experience better results with their patients
than those possessing lower levels of mindfulness or those who do not engage in formal mindfulness practices. Published literature
was found using PsychInfo, PubMed, and Ovid electronic databases, as well as by looking through the reference section of relevant
articles. Search keywords used were “therapist mindfulness,” “outcome(s),” “client outcome(s),” “therapeutic alliance,” “mindful
therapist,” “mindfulness,” “therapist training,” “health care professionals,” “empathy,” “therapist empathy,” and combinations
of these terms. There was no date restriction placed on the searches prior to 2011. Twenty studies met the inclusion criteria.
The results tentatively indicate that mental health and health care providers benefit from mindfulness training with no negative
results reported. The results are inconclusive as to whether those trained in formal mindfulness practices or who possess
higher levels of mindfulness have better treatment outcomes than those who do not. Additional research using randomized controlled
designs is needed to further evaluate the role of health care providers’ mindfulness in treatment outcomes.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category ORIGINAL PAPER
  • Pages 1-12
  • DOI 10.1007/s12671-011-0068-z
  • Authors
    • Brittany F. Escuriex, Department of Psychology, Clinical and Counseling Psychology Program, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
    • Elise E. Labbé, Department of Psychology, Clinical and Counseling Psychology Program, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
    • Journal Mindfulness
    • Online ISSN 1868-8535
    • Print ISSN 1868-8527
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 09/09/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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