Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mindfulness meditation may improve well-being among employees; however, effects of digital meditation programs are poorly understood.

Objective

To evaluate the effects of digital meditation vs a waiting list condition on general and work-specific stress and whether greater engagement in the intervention moderates these effects.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial included a volunteer sample of adults (aged ≥18 years) employed at a large academic medical center who reported mild to moderate stress, had regular access to a web-connected device, and were fluent in English. Exclusion criteria included being a regular meditator. Participants were recruited from May 16, 2018, through September 28, 2019, and completed baseline, 8-week,

SUBMITTER: Radin RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11733700 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature