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The effect of brief mindfulness‐based intervention on patient satisfaction and loyalty after waiting

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This paper offers a novel, easy to execute, mindfulness‐based solution to the waiting time problem at healthcare facilities in particular, with the potential to enhance consumers' experience within a waiting time scenario. Findings of four studies—one in‐class experiment with undergraduates, one field study among adults in a doctor's office, one online experiment in the US, and one online experiment in Brazil—revealed that variations on a 5‐min mindfulness‐based intervention led to more positive perceptions and greater loyalty intentions towards the service. The findings confirm that offering mindfulness interventions to consumers while they are waiting may help reduce dissatisfaction and other negative outcomes that longer than expected waiting times might evoke.

Source: Journal of Consumer Affairs

DOI: 10.1111/joca.12488

Authors: Ellen Campos Sousa, Luciana Freire

Institutions: Gardner–Webb University, Unichristus

Language: English

Topic: Customer Service Quality and Loyalty

Subfield: Marketing

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,950