Effect of an 8-week Heartfulness Meditation Program on Burnout and Stress at Veterinary Specialty Hospital

Heartfulness Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Burnout, Professional; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: 8-week wellness and relaxation meditation program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06338098

HFNVSH.001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This quantitative study assesses the effects of meditation and relaxation practices on the reduction of burnout and stress in veterinary care workers. Assessments at baseline will include the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Maslach Burnout Toolkit, and the same questionnaires were collected in Week 8 and Week 16. The Google form questionnaire will ask the participant for their email address. The form will also include a question eliciting interest in participation in the 8-weeks Heartfulness Meditation program. The program will include tools that promote a heart-based nurturing environment focusing on relaxation, and tools to cope with burnout.

Full description

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of meditation and relaxation practices on the reduction of burnout and stress in veterinary care workers.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Above the age of 18 years
• An employee of MSPCA-Angell Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Experience suicidal ideation
• Diagnosed with manic-depressive disorders
• Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Diagnosed with psychotic disorders, or any other psychiatric conditions requiring treatment

All eligible members are encouraged to check with their healthcare provider before participation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

Heartfulness Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the meditation program will be provided with guided meditation and relaxation audio clips to spend approximately 20 minutes per day on the meditation and relaxation activities and participate each week in a 20-30 minutes online meditation webinar with a certified meditation trainer. All meditation and relaxation exercises can be performed in the comfort of your own home or other place of your choosing. The intervention will be entirely online.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 8-week wellness and relaxation meditation program

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group had no change in their daily routines.