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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160034
Personal Author:
Kachan, Diana ; Olano, Henry ; Tannenbaum, Stacey L. ; Annane, Debra W. ; Mehta, Ashwin ; ... More +
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. Less -
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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.


Subject:
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Adult
Data Collection
Humans
Meditation
Mindfulness
Practice, Psychological
Qigong
Surveys And Questionnaires
Tai Ji
Workplace
Yoga

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 14.
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.)
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:e995867c301bae312bbe5dabc41e1e659e194f7caf4a3057633ee9d4ce80dffb
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