Impact of Daily Workplace Mindfulness Training (original) (raw)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a daily month-long workplace mindfulness-training program among workers of a local housing authority. The study aimed to determine if the mindfulness training decreased participants' self-reported anxiety, depression and work stress and improved self-reported physical health and work-life balance. This study adds to the growing body of literature on workplace mindfulness programs and describes the impact of a previously untested mindfulness training program. Methods Study design and procedures The study used a single group pre-post design. Unlike the often-used Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program which is an eight-week program, this program consisted of 21 daily (Monday-Friday) 1-hour sessions for 1 month between mid-August and mid-September, 2014 [6,7]. The program included instruction on