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What Is Trying to Happen Here? Using Mindfulness to Enhance the Quality of Patient Encounters
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Mind can be considered as a process that regulates the flow of sensory inputs and information, much of it largely unobserved. Mindful self-awareness is a disciplined means of directing attention to the thoughts, affect, intentions, and physiologic shifts that occur moment to moment. These, along with the perception of signals observed from another person, shape behavior in an ongoing interaction. The flow of inputs and information has implications for the formation of an empathetic relationship. Empathy is known to be an essential aspect of successful clinician-patient communication. This article describes the characteristics and practices of mindful self-awareness as a way of promoting optimal outcomes in patient encounters.
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“In line with the above, Knowles (2008) emphasizes the relevance of mindfulness as an internal state that enables therapists to approach difficulties within the therapeutic encounter as something to attend, acknowledging their impact on their own internal states, a process that ultimately leads to more positive outcomes.”
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- Authors
- Knowles, P.
- Affiliations
- Group Health Cooperative (US)
- Corresponding author
- Knowles, Philip
- Venue
- The Permanente Journal
- Publisher
- The Permanente Federation
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 55-59
- ISSN
- 1552-5767 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-5775
- PMC
- PMC3042293
- OpenAlex
- W2144195376
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- The Permanente Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Empathy and Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Keywords
- mindfulness, clinician-patient communication, empathy, patient encounters, attentional control, physician-patient interaction
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