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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Mindfulness
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1470695
This article is part of the Research Topic The Interplay of Stress, Health, and Well-being: Unraveling the Psychological and Physiological Processes - Volume II View all 18 articles

Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion Program on Mindfulness, Psychological Capital, Compassion Fatigue, and Affect in Healthcare Workers

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Eliana Quiroz González Eliana Quiroz González 1*María L. Lupano Perugini María L. Lupano Perugini 2Leonor E. Delgado Abella Leonor E. Delgado Abella 3Jaime A. Arenas Granada Jaime A. Arenas Granada 4Marcelo Demarzo Marcelo Demarzo 5
  • 1 Universidad Católica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
  • 2 National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 3 El Bosque University, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
  • 4 Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
  • 5 Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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    Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of the Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion program on mindfulness, psychological capital, compassion fatigue, and affect in a sample of healthcare workers at a hospital in Colombia. Method: Randomized controlled study with pre-test and post-test measures, in which 33 workers participated (Mage = 35.01, SD = 10.0), assigned to the experimental group (EG, n = 16, Mage = 34.00, SD = 9.59) and the wait-list control group (CG, n =17, Mage = 36.03, SD = 10.56). The contrast of the program effects was carried out through a mixed factorial ANOVA. Results: We found significant effects on observing, non-reacting and mindfulness as a function of the group factor. Conclusion: We concluded the Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion program showed positive effects on mindfulness, this was tested with a novel program designed for the Latin population. This study is pioneering in using this mindfulness program in Colombia. These findings offer valuable insights for leaders of healthcare institutions when developing intervention programs that promote the mental health in the workplace. Future studies with larger samples and mixed-methods are necessary to confirm our results and to identify factors that can predict these findings.

    Keywords: Affect, compassion fatigue, Healthcare workers, Mental Health, mindfulness, Psychological Capital

    Received: 25 Jul 2024; Accepted: 10 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Quiroz González, Lupano Perugini, Delgado Abella, Arenas Granada and Demarzo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Eliana Quiroz González, Universidad Católica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia

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