Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Practice on Healthcare Workers in a Randomized Active Controlled Trial

Description

A total of 80 HCWs were recruited and randomly assigned to engage in either 3 weeks (10 min/day) of mindfulness practice using Headspace or an active control condition (Lumosity; involving playing cognitive games). Participants were administered several self-report measures and two working memory (digit span) tasks at pre- and post-intervention, and one-month follow-up.

Principal Investigator

Shian-Ling Keng

Other Collaborators

Joseph Wei Ern Chin, Maleyka Mammadova, Irene Teo

Publication Details

  • Doi: 4v5q3
  • Year Of Publication: 2022
  • Country: Singapore

Study Information

  • Study Design: RCT,
  • Population Type: Non-clinical,
  • Age Group: Adults (25-65)
  • Control Group: Active control group
  • Total Sample Size: 80

Intervention Info

  • Intervention Type: Other
  • Intervention Details: App-based (Headspace)
  • Intervention Length: 3
  • Questionnaires: Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder CheckList–Civilian Version (PCL-C), Personal Wellbeing Index, Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL), Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Self-compassion Scale (SCS)
  • Other Measures: Sleep Quality (one item from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)