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Mindful Caring: A pilot study of an online mindfulness workshop for medical students to improve self-compassion
- Source :
- MedEdPublish. 12:33
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- F1000 Research Ltd, 2022.
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Abstract
- Background: This study examines the effectiveness of a pilot Mindful Caring workshop in improving self-compassion, mindfulness, and empathy, while reducing stress. Methods: Year 3 and 4 medical students from the National University of Singapore underwent 16 hours of online workshops over 4 days with didactic and experiential learning activities on self-compassion and mindfulness. Primary outcomes of self-compassion were measured with the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Secondary outcomes include mindfulness measured with the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15), empathy and stress levels. Qualitative comments were also sought in the feedback. Results: Out of 21 participants, 90.5% (n =19) completed both pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. Participants experienced significant mean improvements in self-compassion (p Conclusions: A short online Mindful Caring workshop could be an avenue to improve self-compassion and mindfulness, which may have a downstream effect on burnout.
Details
- ISSN :
- 23127996
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- MedEdPublish
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5c9120dd734680589680c63a4cfaade2