Trial reportJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2016
A Web-Based Mindfulness Stress Management Program in a Corporate Call Center: A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Added Benefit of Onsite Group Support.
Trial report in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mindfulness-Based Programmes for Work Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Pooled it
- Optimizing Workplace Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Trends in Effectiveness of Organizational eHealth Interventions in Addressing Employee Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- A meta-analysis: Internet mindfulness-based interventions for stress management in the general population.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Workplace Interventions for Improving Absenteeism, Productivity, and Work Ability of Employees: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- What Kind of Intervention Is Effective for Improving Subjective Well-Being Among Workers? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Computer-based versus in-person interventions for preventing and reducing stress in workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Improving Employee Well-Being and Effectiveness: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Web-Based Psychological Interventions Delivered in the Workplace.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
- The Benefit of Web- and Computer-Based Interventions for Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for reducing mental health conditions in employees: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Feasibility and impact of a remote moderate-intensity yoga intervention on stress and executive functioning in working adults: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- Changes in Salivary Immunoglobulin A, Stress, and Burnout in a Workplace Mindfulness Intervention: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The Influence of Three Modes of Human Support on Attrition and Adherence to a Web- and Mobile App-Based Mental Health Promotion Intervention in a Nonclinical Cohort: Randomized Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Self-guided mindfulness and cognitive behavioural practices reduce anxiety in autistic adults: A pilot 8-month waitlist-controlled trial of widely available online tools.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2020Trial
- A Web- and Mobile App-Based Mental Health Promotion Intervention Comparing Email, Short Message Service, and Videoconferencing Support for a Healthy Cohort: Randomized Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- The Mindfulness App Trial for Weight, Weight-Related Behaviors, and Stress in University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
- Preliminary findings from a brief psychodynamic counseling program for university staff: users' psychological characteristics and implications for the program's utility.Research in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2026Article
- The gut-brain axis and anxiety: investigating associations with diet, vigorous activity, and prior adversity.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India: An interventional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- A Literature Review to Identify Effective Web- and App-Based mHealth Interventions for Stress Management at Work.Workplace health & safety · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an 8-week web-based, mindfulness stress management program (WSM) in a corporate call center and added benefit of group support.
methodsOne hundred sixty-one participants were randomized to WSM, WSM with group support, WSM with group and expert clinical support, or wait-list control. Perceived stress, burnout, emotional and psychological well-being, mindfulness, and productivity were measured at baseline, weeks 8 and 16, and 1 year.
resultsOnline usage was low with participants favoring CD use and group practice. All active groups demonstrated significant reductions in perceived stress and increases in emotional and psychological well-being compared with control. Group support improved participation, engagement, and outcomes.
conclusionA self-directed mindfulness program with group practice and support can provide an affordable, effective, and scalable workplace stress management solution. Engagement may also benefit from combining web-based and traditional CD delivery.
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