Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Coaching Program for Stress Management: A Randomized Control Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mindfulness
- Sponsor
- American Heart Association
- Enrollment
- 250
- Locations
- 3
- Primary Endpoint
- Stress
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to determine whether a mindfulness coaching program was efficacious at reducing work stress, improving psychological and physical health outcomes, and improving work outcomes. The target population is employed adults (18 years and older) working in the industries of media, consulting, and healthcare.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Employees who are eligible to take the company's health risk assessment and/or biometric screening
- •Employees who are eligible for medical health benefits
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Stress
Time Frame: Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention)
Stress is assessed using 4 items from the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The PSS has demonstrated internal consistency and validity (Cohen, 1983). The PSS asks respondents to indicate how often they felt or thought a certain way during a specified time period (i.e., over the last 2 weeks). Examples of items include, "how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life," and "how often have you felt that things were going your way." The sale range was changed from 1-5 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment. Higher scores reflect higher levels of perceived stress.
Mindfulness
Time Frame: Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention)
Mindfulness is assessed using the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) consisting of 15 items. Higher scores reflect higher levels of dispositional mindfulness. The scale has been validated in college, working adult, and cancer patient populations (Brown and Ryan, 2003). The scale range was changed from 1-6 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment.
Secondary Outcomes
- Productivity (or work impairment)(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Presenteeism(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Teamwork (collective efficacy)(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Empathy(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Emotional Health(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Relationships (Satisfaction with): questionnaire(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Sleep Quality: PSQI(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Physical Health(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Employee Retention(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Job Satisfaction: WOS(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Energy(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))
- Happiness (Life Satisfaction): questionnaire(Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention))