Outcomes of MBSR or MBSR-based interventions in health care providers: A systematic review with a focus on empathy and emotional competencies

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue , 2016, Pages 19-28

  Lamothe, Martin ^a,b   Rondeau, Émélie ^a   Malboeuf Hurtubise, Catherine ^b   Duval, Michel ^a,b   Sultan, Serge ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emotion regulation; Empathy; Health care providers; MBSR

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BURNOUT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957612214     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.11.001     Document Type: Review

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