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  • Medical Interpreting
  • Occupational Health
  • Mindfulness in Medicine

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  • Medical interpreters experience significant emotional burdens due to demanding work.
  • Communication access is a critical social determinant of health.
  • Protecting interpreter well-being ensures equitable care for language-minority patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To pilot an 8-hour Mindful Practice program for medical interpreters.
  • To address distress and psychosocial stressors faced by interpreters.
  • To evaluate the program's impact on interpreter well-being.

Main Methods:

  • A single-arm, mixed-methods pilot study design was employed.
  • Weekly 1-hour sessions over 8 weeks included contemplative practice and mindful inquiry.
  • Quantitative well-being outcomes were measured pre-, post-, and 1-month post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • Seventeen medical interpreters participated in the study.
  • Significant increases in teamwork, coping, and resilience scores were observed.
  • Improvements in mindfulness, compassion satisfaction, and reductions in burnout were noted.

Conclusions:

  • Mindful practice is an effective resource for medical interpreters coping with work-related stressors.
  • The intervention positively impacted interpreter well-being and professional quality of life.
  • Future iterations should address linguistic and cultural diversity for broader applicability.