Programa de Reducción de Estrés basado en Mindfulness para funcionarios de la salud: experiencia piloto en un hospital público de Santiago de Chile

introduction: mindfulness-based stress reduction program (mbsr) has shown to be effective for alleviating a wide range of mental and physical symptoms. the present study assesses the applicability and effect of mbsr in a group of health care providers, consumers of medical and psychological care. method: 12 participants with heterogeneous diagnoses and socio-demographic characteristics entered this educational and experiential program: 9 sessions (27 hours) modality. we assessed change in psychotherapy (oq-45), quality of life (whoqol) and in mindfulness skills (ffmq). results: mbsr reduced self-reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, and somatic distress; it increased various aspects of quality of life and mindfulness skills. discussion: the findings provide evidence that mbsr may act as a beneficial adjunct to outpatient medical and psychological management of health care providers.