Effectiveness of mobile mindfulness training on stress, burnout, and work engagement of office workers: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Seung Il Lee, Seok-In Yoon, Geum-Ju Song, Hui-Yeong Park, Sun-Yong Chung, Jong Woo Kim
Frontiers in Public Health January 8, 2025 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1440824 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial protocol Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 114 |
| Population | Office workers |
| Intervention | Mobile mindfulness training (MMT) |
| Duration | 4-week intervention for the experimental group; control group receives MMT during weeks 4-8; assessments at baseline, week 4, and week 8 |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Humans Stress, psychological Burnout, professional Adult Middle aged Workplace Female Mobile applications Occupational stress Work engagement Worker Protocol Randomized controlled trial Perceived stress Smartphone application |
| Key findings | The protocol proposes a two-arm randomized controlled trial to test whether mobile mindfulness training (MMT) improves office workers' stress, burnout, and work engagement. The experimental group receives MMT for the first 4 weeks while the control group receives no intervention, then receives MMT during weeks 4-8 for ethical reasons. Outcomes are burnout, work engagement, perceived stress, mindfulness, and vitality, assessed at baseline, week 4, and week 8. |
Abstract
Background: Work stress has a detrimental impact on individual health and corporate efficiency and productivity. Mindfulness reduces workers' stress and burnout and increases work engagement and performance. Smartphone-based interventions could be an alternative to provide customized training without geographical or economic constraints. This study aims to investigate whether mobile mindfulness training (MMT) improves office workers' stress, burnout, and work engagement.
Methods: This study is a two-arm randomized controlled trial. In total, 114 office workers will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group will undergo MMT, following both daily and event guidelines, for the first 4 weeks. In contrast, the control group will not receive any intervention for the first 4 weeks. During the next 4 weeks, the control group will undergo MMT for ethical reasons. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, post-intervention (fourth week), and follow-up (eighth week). The outcomes are burnout, work engagement, perceived stress, mindfulness, and vitality.
Discussion: This study will serve as a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of MMT on stress, burnout, and work engagement of office workers. Ethics and dissemination: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kyung-Hee University [KHSIRB-24-063(RA)]. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications. Clinical
Trial Registration: Identifier [KCT0009458]. https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/search/detailSearch.do?seq=26951&status=5&seq_group=26951&search_page=M.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |
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