Effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India: An interventional study.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to assess the effectiveness of meditation on wellness management, including stress reduction, quality of life, and well-being, among corporate employees in India.
Results Summary
The study found that meditation significantly improved quality of life (0.21 increase in mean score) and wellness indices (satisfaction with life: 0.21, well-being: 0.24), while reducing stress (0.02 decrease). Compared to the control group, the intervention group showed greater improvements in these outcomes.
Population
Corporate employees from Star Health- and allied insurance companies in India.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
May to June 2021 (approximately 2 months)
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
meditation practice | decrease | stress | corporate employees in India | 0.02 | shows a reduction | #1 |
meditation practice | increase | QoL | corporate employees in India | 0.21 | significant improvement | #2 |
meditation practice | increase | satisfaction with life | corporate employees in India | 0.21 | improvement | #3 |
meditation practice | increase | well-being | corporate employees in India | 0.24 | improvement | #4 |
meditation practice | decrease | stress | corporate employees in India | 0.07 | shows a decrease | #5 |
meditation practice | increase | satisfaction with life | corporate employees in India | 0.12 | an increase | #6 |
meditation practice | increase | well-being | corporate employees in India | 0.23 | an increase | #7 |
meditation practice | increase | QoL | corporate employees in India | 0.17 | significant change | #8 |
meditation intervention in corporate wellness programs | increase | QoL | corporate employees | - | enhances | #9 |
meditation intervention in corporate wellness programs | increase | wellness | corporate employees | - | enhances | #10 |
meditation intervention in corporate wellness programs | increase | stress management | corporate employees | - | enhances | #11 |
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Urban corporate sector relies heavily on workplace well-being, with meditation being a potent stress reduction method that significantly enhances the quality of life (QoL) and wellness. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India. METHODS: The quasi-experimental controlled study design was employed from May to June 2021, which assessed stress, QoL, and wellness indices (satisfaction with life, well-being) with meditation practice as the intervention. The online questionnaire incorporates questions from the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale, World Health Organization (WHO) QoL Scale, Five-item Satisfaction with Life scale and WHO-5 Well-being Index. A nonrandom sampling technique selected 146 and 74 subjects in the intervention and control groups, respectively, among the employees of Star health- and allied insurance company. The data was analyzed using SPSS V27 (©IBM SPSS Statistics). The Wilcoxon signed rank test for the dependent groups, and Mann-Whitney U test for the independent groups (between subjects) was performed. RESULTS: Among a total of 220 subjects who enrolled in the recruitment survey, 146 subjects underwent the intervention thus providing a response rate of 66.4%. For the intervention group, the difference (within group) in mean scores between baseline and endline assessment shows a reduction in stress (0.02) and significant improvement in QoL (0.21) and wellness indices (satisfaction with life: 0.21, well-being: 0.24). The difference (between the experimental and control groups) in mean endline scores shows a decrease in stress (0.07), an increase in wellness indices (satisfaction with life: 0.12, well-being: 0.23), and a significant change in the QoL (0.17). CONCLUSION: Meditation intervention in corporate wellness programs enhances the QoL, wellness, and stress management, establishing the effectiveness of health profile-raising ingenuities at the workplace.