healthcare professionals
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness-Based Therapy Workshop (Teaching Foundation)
Sponsors
Keio University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. have at least two years of experience in mental health care and be primarily employed at a medical institution as a physician, nurse, public health nurse, psychiatric social worker, licensed psychologist, or clinical psychologist. 2. have previously completed a mindfulness-based therapy program, such as the basic workshop for the mindfulness based program, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), or possess equivalent experience. 3. be able to participate in both the first half (two days) and the second half (two days) of the Teaching Foundation Workshop, as well as complete the self-report questionnaires administered during the workshop. 4. be able to engage in ongoing meditation and other assigned practices between the first and second halves of the workshop. 5. be in good physical and mental health to perform regular work duties. 6. be able to obtain a recommendation from a workplace supervisor at the time of application. 7. be able to provide informed consent to participate in the study. Note: After receiving the acceptance notification, participants will be required to submit a recommendation letter signed and stamped by their recommender.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals whom the principal investigator deems inappropriate for inclusion in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Since this study is a feasibility study, the primary outcome measures are: Recruitment rate, Dropout rate, Program attendance rate, and Average time spent on homework, including their mean values and standard deviations. Specifically: Recruitment rate is defined as the proportion of applicants who were successfully enrolled in the study. Dropout rate refers to the proportion of enrolled participants who attended fewer than three out of the four program days. Program attendance rate represents the actual attendance rate of the program. Homework time is defined as the amount of time participants spent on recommended meditation and inquiry practices between the first and second halves of the workshop. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study will assess the mean values and standard deviations at both baseline (pre-workshop) and post-workshop, as well as the mean change scores and their standard errors for the following measures: -Measures of acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the intervention: Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) -Measures of mindfulness skills: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) Experience Questionnaire (EQ) -Measure of work engagement: Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) -Measures of well-being: Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) Flourishing Scale (FS) Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) ICEpop CAPability measure for Adults (ICECAP-A) -Measure of stress: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) -Other measures: Adverse event scale Meditation practice Meditation instruction Time spent on inquiry practice A comparison of mean values before and after the workshop will be conducted. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMitsuhiro Sado
Keio University Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed