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The Relationship between Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence as a Protective Factor for Healthcare Professionals: Systematic Review

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  • Nerea Jiménez-Picón

    (Centro Universitario de Enfermería Cruz Roja, University of Seville, 41009 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Macarena Romero-Martín

    (Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain)

  • José Antonio Ponce-Blandón

    (Centro Universitario de Enfermería Cruz Roja, University of Seville, 41009 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Lucia Ramirez-Baena

    (Centro Universitario de Enfermería Cruz Roja, University of Seville, 41009 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Juan Carlos Palomo-Lara

    (Centro Universitario de Enfermería Cruz Roja, University of Seville, 41009 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Juan Gómez-Salgado

    (Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
    Safety and Health Postgraduate Programme, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador)

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is an essential trait and skill for healthcare professionals. Mindfulness meditation has proved to be effective in increasing the wellbeing of those who practice it, leading to better mental health, self-care and job satisfaction. This paper aims to identify the recent evidence on the relationship between mindfulness and emotional intelligence among healthcare professionals and students. A systematic review was conducted including the databases PubMed, Cinhal, PsycINFO and Web of Science. The main variables were emotional intelligence skills and mindfulness practice. Data were extracted according to the following outcomes: authors, year of publication, country, study design, participants, mindfulness training intervention, tools used in data collection and main results. The following inclusion criteria were applied: peer-reviewed articles; published in English or Spanish; published between 2010 and 2020; quantitative methodology; a study population of healthcare professionals or students; the relationship with the aim of the study. The Joanna Briggs Institute criteria were followed for assessing the methodological quality of the selected studies. Three researchers were involved in the review. After the selection process, 10 studies were selected out of the 197 references initially identified. These studies revealed a positive relationship between mindfulness and emotional intelligence, particularly the capacity to regulate emotions. Furthermore, mindfulness is negatively related to emotional exhaustion. Training interventions based on mindfulness have proved to be useful in promoting emotional balance, emotional awareness, emotional acceptance, emotion recognition, expressive suppression and a reduction in emotional exhaustion. This study could serve as a basis for further research on the benefits of emotional intelligence and practicing mindfulness for the bio-psycho-social welfare of healthcare professionals.

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  • Nerea Jiménez-Picón & Macarena Romero-Martín & José Antonio Ponce-Blandón & Lucia Ramirez-Baena & Juan Carlos Palomo-Lara & Juan Gómez-Salgado, 2021. "The Relationship between Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence as a Protective Factor for Healthcare Professionals: Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-14, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:10:p:5491-:d:558784
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