Loving-kindness meditation: a tool to improve healthcare provider compassion, resilience, and patient care
Journal of Compassionate Health Care September 26, 2014 Emma M Seppala, Cendri A Hutcherson, Dong TH Nguyen et al. 113 citations
A brief 10-minute session of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) increases compassion and positive affect more effectively than other positive-affect inductions or neutral visualization, even in novice meditators. LKM improved well-being and feelings of social connection at both explicit and implicit levels while decreasing self-focus. These findings suggest LKM could be a practical, time-effective way to reduce burnout and promote resilience in healthcare providers and improve patient care quality.