Mindfulness and music interventions in the workplace: assessment of sustained attention and working memory using a crowdsourcing approach

Autor: Johanne Lundager Axelsen, Jacob Stig Jarnot Meline, Walter Staiano, Ulrich Kirk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Psychology, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-7283
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00810-y
Popis: Abstract Background Occupational stress has huge financial as well as human costs. Application of crowdsourcing might be a way to strengthen the investigation of occupational mental health. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess Danish employees’ stress and cognition by relying on a crowdsourcing approach, as well as investigating the effect of a 30-day mindfulness and music intervention. Methods We translated well-validated neuropsychological laboratory- and task-based paradigms into an app-based platform using cognitive games measuring sustained attention and working memory and measuring stress via. Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale. A total of 623 healthy volunteers from Danish companies participated in the study and were randomized into three groups, which consisted of a 30-day intervention of either mindfulness or music, or a non-intervention control group. Results Participants in the mindfulness group showed a significant improvement in the coefficient of sustained attention, working memory capacity and perceived stress (p
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