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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Self-compassion in Health Care Professionals: a Meta-analysis

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Wasson, Rachel S., Barratt, Clare, O’Brien, William H.·2020·Mindfulness

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Objectives Health care professionals have elevated rates of burnout and compassion fatigue which are correlated with poorer quality of life and patient care, and inversely correlated with self-compassion. Primary studies have evaluated the extent to which mindfulness-based interventions increase self-compassion with contradictory findings. A meta-analytic review of the literature was conducted to quantitatively synthesize the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on self-compassion among health care professionals.Methods Twenty-eight treatment outcome studies were identified eligible for inclusion. Five cumulative effect sizes were calculated using random-effects models to evaluate differences of changes in self-compassion for treatment and control groups. Within and between group comparisons were evaluated. Sub-group and moderator analyses were conducted to explore potential moderating variables.Results Twenty-seven articles (k = 29, N = 1020) were utilized in the pre-post-treatment meta-analysis. Fifteen samples (52%) included health care professionals and fourteen (48%) professional health care students. Results showed a moderate effect size between pre-post-treatment comparisons (g = .61, 95% CI = .47 to .76) for self-compassion and a strong effect size for pre-treatment to follow-up (g = .76, 95% CI = .41 to 1.12). The effect size comparing post-treatment versus post-control was moderate. One exploratory moderator analysis was significant, with stronger effects for interventions with a retreat component.Conclusions Findings suggest mindfulness-based interventions improve self-compassion in health care professionals. Additionally, a variety of mindfulness-based programs may be useful for employees and trainees. Future studies with rigorous methodology evaluating effects on self-compassion and patient care from mindfulness-based interventions are warranted to extend findings and explore moderators.

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Authors: Wasson, R. S., Barratt, C., & O’Brien, W. H.
Affiliations: Bowling Green State University (US)
Corresponding author: Wasson, Rachel S.
ORCID: Wasson, Rachel S.
Barratt, Clare
O’Brien, William H.
Venue: Mindfulness
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2020-03-05
Volume: 11
Issue: 8
Pages: 1914-1934
ISSN: 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
1868-8535
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-020-01342-5
PMC: PMC7223423
OpenAlex: W3009686801
Cited by: 109
References: 106
Citations by year: 2026: 21 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 4
FWCI: 0.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Mindfulness (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Keywords: mindfulness-based interventions, self-compassion, healthcare workers, burnout, compassion fatigue, health professions students, quality of life, patient care

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