The Impact of 8 Weeks of Digital Meditation Application and Healthy Eating Program on Work Stress and Health Outcomes (SFUC+Health)
Stress, Psychological, Behavioral Symptoms
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Stress focused on measuring Stress, Health, Meditation, Eating, Mindfulness, Employees, Job strain, Burnout, Work, Mood, Affect, Work related stress, Blood pressure, Inflammation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
You may join if you
- Have access to a smartphone or computer every day
- Are fluent in English
- Are a UCSF employee
- Report mild to moderate levels of stress (as determined by a Perceived Stress Scale score of 15 or higher)
- Consent: demonstrate understanding of the study and willingness to participate as evidenced by voluntary informed consent and have received a signed and dated copy of the informed consent form
- Are at least 18 years of age
- Express a willingness to be randomly assigned into the waitlist group or the intervention groups
- Report a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or above
Exclusion Criteria:
You may not join if you:
- Are an experienced meditator or have participated in a formal meditation practice in the last 3 months (defined as 3 times per week or more for 10 minutes or more at each practice)
Sites / Locations
- University of California, San Francisco
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Meditation group
Healthy eating group
Mediation + Healthy eating group
Waitlist control condition
Participants in the meditation intervention group will be assigned to a digitally-based meditation intervention (Headspace app- Basics + Stress packs) and asked to use this for at least 10 minutes a day over the course of 8 weeks.
Participants in the healthy eating group will be required to attend an in-person 50-minute counseling session geared towards developing goals to improve eating behavior, along with three 10-minute booster phone calls at weeks 1, 4, and 8. They will be asked to engage with a digital-based mindful eating program once per week over the course of 8 weeks.
Participants in the meditation + healthy eating intervention group will be assigned to a digitally-based meditation intervention (Headspace app- Basics + Stress packs) and asked to use this for at least 10 minutes a day over the course of 8 weeks. They will also be required to attend an in-person 50-minute counseling session geared towards developing goals to improve eating behavior, along with three 10-minute booster phone calls at weeks 1, 4, and 8. They will be asked to engage with a digital-based mindful eating program once per week over the course of 8 weeks.
Waitlist control group participants will continue their normal activities and not add any form of mediation during the study period.