title: Systematic Review of Mindfulness Practice for Reducing Job Burnout.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A systematic search and critical appraisal of interdisciplinary literature was conducted to evaluate the evidence for practicing mindfulness to treat job burnout and to explore implications for occupational therapy practitioners.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight articles met inclusion criteria. Each study was assessed for quality using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale. We used the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research guidelines to determine strength of evidence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the studies reviewed, participants included health care professionals and teachers; no studies included occupational therapy practitioners. Six of the 8 studies demonstrated statistically significant decreases in job burnout after mindfulness training. Seven of the studies were of fair to good quality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is strong evidence for the use of mindfulness practice to reduce job burnout among health care professionals and teachers. Research is needed to fill the gap on whether mindfulness is effective for treating burnout in occupational therapy practitioners.
authors.affiliation: Michelle Luken, DScOT, OTR/L, is Chief, Occupational Therapy, Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Center, Fort Drum, NY; michelle.l.luken.mil@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luken
authors.affiliation: Amanda Sammons, DScOT, OTR/L, is Chief, Occupational Therapy, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sammons
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005178:Faculty; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy