Effectiveness of a mindfulness education program in primary health care professionals: A pragmatic controlled trial

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-12

  Asuero, Andrés Martín ^a   Queraltó, Jenny Moix ^a   Pujol Ribera, Enriqueta ^b   Berenguera, Anna ^c   Rodriguez Blanco, Teresa ^a   Epstein, Ronald M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Evaluation educational intervention; Innovative educational intervention; Interprofessional education; Mindfulness; Pragmatic controlled trial

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 84896512204     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21211     Document Type: Article

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