Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
Meditation
Brief summary
Many interventions in the field of meditation are becoming increasingly popular and have gained worldwide acceptance over the past years, both in terms of health, but also psychological aspects. On the other hand, controversial and sometimes hypercritical positions are on the rise, questioning the positive effects of meditation on health due to the limited availability of high-quality scientific data. With regard to a large number of meditation interventions, the systematic exploration of procedures that have not yet been scientifically evaluated - also in online settings - is a meaningful contribution to meditation research.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMeditation
An online survey will be offered to participants who have enrolled in a 21-day meditation online course. The survey will be conducted using mobile website technology before and after the online course and additionally after 3 and 6 months.
Sponsors
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age: 18 years or older * All persons registering for the online course * Internet access * Sufficient language skills, as well as cognitive and physical abilities, to participate in an online survey lasting approximately 30 minutes * Active consent to the online consent form
Exclusion criteria
\- Failure to provide informed consent to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1 | Change from Baseline Quality of life at 1 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1 | Baseline, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level. |
| Global Health, PROMIS Scale v1.2 | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level. |
| Affect regulation, PANAS 10 | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 is the highest level. |
| Stress, PSS 4 | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 16, where 0 is the lowest level and 16 is the highest level. |
| Flourishing, FS 8 | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 8 to 56, where 8 is the lowest level and 56 is the highest level. |
| Resilience, CD-RISC 10 | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 4, where 0 is the lowest level and 40 is the highest level. |
| Mysticism, HMS-8 | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level. |
| Awe and Gratitude, GrAw-7 | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level. |
| Spirituality, ASP | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level. |
| Sedentary behavior | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | Duration in minutes |
| Sporting activity | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | Duration in minutes |
| Relaxation behavior | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | Duration in minutes |
| Alcohol consumption | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question |
| Cigarettes | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question |
| Self-efficacy, ASKU | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | The scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 is the highest level. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Qualitative interviews | 1 month and 6 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed