| Abstrakt: |
The purpose of this study was to determine if a five-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, that incorporated mindfulness meditation and yoga, positively influenced perceived quality of life as defined and described by the World Health Organization (WHO). A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group, 2 x 2 repeated measures (pre/post) factorial design was used to examine an employee wellness program at a southwestern university. A total of 51 university employees participated in the study: 21 employees who were enrolled in the MBSR program (intervention group) and 30 randomly selected employees (comparison group). Fifty-two questions from the World Health Organization's Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire--the WHOQOL-100--tested the research hypotheses. The timings of this study indicate that the MBSR program has a positive influence on perceived quality of life specific to four domains measured in this study, i.e., physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
