Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors’ Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event

Liu, Chao; Chen, Hao; Cao, Xinyi; Sun, Yini; Liu, Chia-Yih; Wu, Kan; Liang, Yu-Chao; Hsu, Szu-Erh; Huang, Ding-Hau; Chiou, Wen-Ko

doi:10.3390/ijerph19063282

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Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors’ Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event

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Chao Liu

^1,2,†,

Hao Chen

^2,3,†,

Xinyi Cao

⁴

,

Yini Sun

¹,

Chia-Yih Liu

⁵,

Kan Wu

²,

Yu-Chao Liang

⁶,

Szu-Erh Hsu

⁶,

Ding-Hau Huang

⁷ and

Wen-Ko Chiou

^5,6,*

¹

School of Journalism and Communication, Hua Qiao University, Xiamen 361021, China

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Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan

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School of Film and Communication, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China

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Clinical Neurocognitive Research Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China

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Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10507, Taiwan

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Department of Industrial Design, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan

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Institute of Creative Design and Management, National Taipei University of Business, Taoyuan 22058, Taiwan

^*

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

^†

These authors contributed equally to this work.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3282; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063282

Submission received: 11 February 2022 / Revised: 7 March 2022 / Accepted: 8 March 2022 / Published: 10 March 2022

(This article belongs to the Special Issue HFE for Eliminating Avoidable Harm in Health Care)

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Objective: This study investigated the effects of mindfulness meditation on doctors’ mindfulness, patient safety culture, patient safety competency, and adverse events. Methods: We recruited 91 doctors from a hospital in China and randomized them to mindfulness meditation group (n = 46) and a waiting control group (n = 45). The mindfulness meditation group underwent an 8-week mindfulness meditation intervention, while the control group underwent no intervention. We measured four main variables (mindfulness, patient safety culture, patient safety competency, and adverse event) before and after the mindfulness meditation intervention. Results: In the experimental group, mindfulness, patient safety culture and patient safety competency were significantly higher compared with those of the control group. In the control group, there were no significant differences in any of the three variables between the pre-test and post-test. Adverse events in the experimental group were significantly lower than in the control group. Conclusions: The intervention of mindfulness meditation significantly improved the level of mindfulness, patient safety culture and patient safety competency. During the mindfulness meditation intervention, the rate of adverse events in the meditation group was also significantly lower than in the control group. As a simple and effective intervention, mindfulness meditation plays a positive role in improving patient safety and has certain promotional value.

Keywords: mindfulness meditation; mindfulness; patient safety culture; patient safety competency; adverse event

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Liu, C.; Chen, H.; Cao, X.; Sun, Y.; Liu, C.-Y.; Wu, K.; Liang, Y.-C.; Hsu, S.-E.; Huang, D.-H.; Chiou, W.-K. Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors’ Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063282

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Liu C, Chen H, Cao X, Sun Y, Liu C-Y, Wu K, Liang Y-C, Hsu S-E, Huang D-H, Chiou W-K. Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors’ Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(6):3282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063282

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Liu, Chao, Hao Chen, Xinyi Cao, Yini Sun, Chia-Yih Liu, Kan Wu, Yu-Chao Liang, Szu-Erh Hsu, Ding-Hau Huang, and Wen-Ko Chiou. 2022. "Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors’ Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 6: 3282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063282

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Liu, C., Chen, H., Cao, X., Sun, Y., Liu, C.-Y., Wu, K., Liang, Y.-C., Hsu, S.-E., Huang, D.-H., & Chiou, W.-K. (2022). Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors’ Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063282

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