Prevalence of Mindfulness Practices in the US Workforce: National Health Interview Survey

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Kachan, Diana ; Olano, Henry ; Tannenbaum, Stacey L. ; Annane, Debra W. ; Mehta, Ashwin ; Arheart, Kristopher L. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Yang, Xuan ; McClure, Laura A. ; Lee, David J.
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Mindfulness-based practices can improve workers’ health and reduce employers’ costs by ameliorating the negative effect of stress on workers’ health. We examined the prevalence of engagement in 4 mindfulness-based practices in the US workforce.
  
  Methods
  
  We used 2002, 2007, and 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data for adults (aged ≥18 y, n = 85,004) to examine 12-month engagement in meditation, yoga, tai chi, and qigong among different groups of workers.
  
  Results
  
  Reported yoga practice prevalence nearly doubled from 6.0% in 2002 to 11.0% in 2012 (P < .001); meditation rates increased from 8.0% in 2002 to 9.9% in 2007 (P < .001). In multivariable models, mindfulness practice was significantly lower among farm workers (odds ratio [OR] = 0.42; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.21–0.83]) and blue-collar workers (OR = 0.63; 95% CI, 0.54–0.74) than among white-collar workers.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Worker groups with low rates of engagement in mindfulness practices could most benefit from workplace mindfulness interventions. Improving institutional factors limiting access to mindfulness-based wellness programs and addressing existing beliefs about mindfulness practices among underrepresented worker groups could help eliminate barriers to these programs.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Data Collection Humans Meditation Mindfulness Practice, Psychological Qigong Surveys And Questionnaires Tai Ji Workplace Yoga

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 14.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160034
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  28055821
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5217767
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  F30 AG040886/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) ; National Health Interview Survey (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  14
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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