Implementing workplace-adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction in private companies

The feasibility and impact of implementing workplace-adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction in small and medium-sized private companies on the mental health and psychological work environment: a mixed-methods, quasi-experimental study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN93567471

Enrollment

150

Registered

2022-02-15

Start date

2020-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-03-27

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Conditions

Individual mental health and psychological work environment promotion and prevention in private companies Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The intervention is three-fold: 1. 2-hour obligatory introductory sessions for all employees and managers within four small and medium-sized private companies 2. A 10-w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. For companies to enroll in this trial, they have to be a small or medium-sized private company (10-250 employees and managers) 2. All employees and managers within the enrolled companies are eligible for inclusion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Companies with more than 250 employees

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived stress level measured using Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Utilizing mixed methods, both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to evaluate the feasibility and impact of the intervention. Quantitative evaluation: 1. Self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety measured using Hopkins Symptom Check List-5 (SCL-5) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 2. Self-reported well-being measured using Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 3. Self-reported resilience measured using Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 4. Self-reported mindfulness practice measured using questions related to mindfulness practice at post-intervention and 12 months follow-up 5. Self-reported sleep measured using 6 items of the Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 6. Social capital in the workplace measured using a questionnaire developed by the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 7. Negative acts in the workplace measured using Negative Act Questionnaire-short (NAQ-S) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 8. Self-reported dispositional mindfulness measured using Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 9. Organizational conditions relating to the psychological work environment, such as social support and work-life balance, measured using questions from a questionnaire on psychological work environment developed by the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up Qualitative evaluation: 1. Data on participants' knowledge of mindfulness, perceiv	—

Measure

Time frame

Utilizing mixed methods, both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to evaluate the feasibility and impact of the intervention. Quantitative evaluation: 1. Self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety measured using Hopkins Symptom Check List-5 (SCL-5) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 2. Self-reported well-being measured using Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 3. Self-reported resilience measured using Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 4. Self-reported mindfulness practice measured using questions related to mindfulness practice at post-intervention and 12 months follow-up 5. Self-reported sleep measured using 6 items of the Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 6. Social capital in the workplace measured using a questionnaire developed by the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 7. Negative acts in the workplace measured using Negative Act Questionnaire-short (NAQ-S) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 8. Self-reported dispositional mindfulness measured using Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15) at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up 9. Organizational conditions relating to the psychological work environment, such as social support and work-life balance, measured using questions from a questionnaire on psychological work environment developed by the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health at baseline, post-intervention and at 12 months follow-up Qualitative evaluation: 1. Data on participants' knowledge of mindfulness, perceiv

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Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 23, 2026