Efficacy of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Versus Relaxation in Primary Care Burnout Providers.

The prevalence of the Burnout Syndrome (BS) or symptoms among Primary Health Care (PHC) providers is high and can affect their quality of life and clinical results. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have been tested as promising interventions to manage chronic stress and BS in PHC providers. The main goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of an eight week MBI (Group 1 or G1) on burnout symptoms in Brazilian PHC providers, compared to a briefer, four-week relaxation-based intervention (Group 2 or G2) and to a waiting list control group (Group 3 or G3). The initial hypothesis was that the MBI is superior to relaxation and to the waiting list group. A non-randomized controlled trial was performed, with mixed-methods evaluation (qualitative and quantitative).