healthcare professionals
Conditions
Interventions
Basic workshop for the mindfulness based program
Sponsors
Keio University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Must be a physician, nurse, public health nurse, psychiatric social worker, licensed psychologist, or clinical psychologist with at least two years of experience in psychiatric work and whose primary place of employment is a medical institution. Must be able to participate in both the workshop (2 days face-to-face) and the follow-up (half-day online). Be able to participate in the evaluation (following questionnaire) conducted as part of the validation project. Must be able to work on ongoing meditation and other assignments (10-15 minutes per day) between the workshop and follow-up. Must currently be in good physical condition to work a normal workday. Must be able to obtain a recommendation from a supervisor at work at the time of application Must be able to give consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who have previously undergone an 8-week mindfulness based program, such as mindfulness based cognitive therapy or mindfulness based stress reduction, or those who are deemed to have equivalent experience. Other persons whom the principal investigator determines are not appropriate for inclusion in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Since this is a feasibility study, the primary outcomes are 1) study inclusion rate, 2) dropout rate, 3) program attendance rate, 4) homework practicing time, and 5) mean and standard deviation after follow-up of the following assessment measures. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The comparison of the mean values of the FFMQ, UWES, SWLS, FS, SPANE, EQ, PSS, ICECAP-A, and meditation practice time between the study entry and after follow-up. Other evaluation items will include the collection of basic data such as demographics and information from open-ended questionnaires. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMitsuhiro Sado
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed