Mindful Self-Compassion Smartphone Intervention for Worker Mental Health in Japan: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR Research Protocols July 15, 2024 Takumu Kurosawa, Koichiro Adachi, Ryu Takizawa 6 citations
A randomized controlled trial protocol will test whether brief guided mindfulness meditation or self-compassion meditation delivered by a smartphone app improves mental health and work performance among Japanese employees working more than 20 hours per week, aged 18 to 54, not on leave, and without a current mental disorder diagnosis. The trial will enroll 200 participants, assigning them to a self-compassion meditation course, a mindfulness meditation course, or a waitlist group. Daily guided sessions lasting 6 to 12 minutes over 4 weeks are planned. Primary outcomes are psychological distress and job performance; secondary outcomes include well-being, work engagement, and creativity. Recruitment began December 2022, and as of September 2023, 375 participants have been enrolled; intervention and data collection completed in October 2023.