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Journal of the College of Community Physicians

2 papers in the library · publishing 2022-2024

Papers

The development of a tool to identify skilled meditators among meditation practitioners - ‘The University of Colombo Intake Interview to identify Skilled Meditators for scientific research (UoC-IISM)’

Journal of the College of Community Physicians January 8, 2024 N. O. Outschoorn, E. A. S. K. Somarathne, N. N. Dasanayaka et al.

A new instrument, the UoC-IISM, was developed to identify skilled meditators for scientific research in Sri Lanka. The tool includes 25 Likert-scale items across five sections measuring six factors: duration and details of meditation practice, peripheral awareness, stable attention, alertness, and emotional stability, plus three qualitative items. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a two-factor structure. Cut-off scores were set to classify meditators as skilled: Section C1 above 7, Section C2 above 14, and Section D above 25. The instrument is presented as a valid and reliable method for selecting skilled meditators in meditation research.

DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v28i4.8542 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Buddhist meditation Skilled-meditator Scientific meditation research Stable attention +1

Comparative study on the status of mental well-being among regularly meditating and non-meditating health care personnel in Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians April 27, 2022 Wasantha Gunathunga, Oshadi Jayakody, Larrissa Bartlett et al.

Health care personnel who meditated regularly had higher mental well-being and lower depression than non-meditators six months after a structured Vipassana-informed mindfulness meditation program. The study compared 60 health care workers from a primarily Buddhist population using the Primary Mental Health Questionnaire and the CES-D depression scale. Regular meditators scored significantly better on both measures. The findings suggest that this simple, low-cost meditation approach may help improve mental well-being among health care professionals.

DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v25i3.8206 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)