Stress
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditation
Control:Wait list control
Sponsors
Tsz Shan Monastery
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Being a healthcare worker; 2. Can understand Cantonese; 3. Are available to attend the 4 session LKCM programme; 4. Willing to do loving-kindness and compassion meditation practice every day.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychiatric and medical co-morbidities that are potentially life threatening (i.e. terminal medical illness) or conditions expected to severely limit their participation or adherence (e.g. pregnancy); 2. Current use of any psychological interventions; 3. Past enrolment in any mindfulness or mindful yoga courses and regular practice of any kind of meditation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stress scale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey (MBI-GS);The Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13);Depression and Anxiety scale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS);Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS);The WHO (Five) Well-Being Index (WHO-5);The Social Connectedness Scales;The Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Samuel Wong Yeung Shan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed