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ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2022

The Effect of Heartfulness Meditation Program on Burnout and Satisfaction With Life Among Accounting Professionals.

Pradeep K Gupta, Jayaram Thimmapuram, Prasanna Krishna, Yamini Karmarkar, Divya K Madhusudhan

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pradeep K GuptaThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi, India.
Jayaram ThimmapuramInternal Medicine, WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-3863
Prasanna KrishnaHeartfulness Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Yamini KarmarkarInternational Institute of Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India.
Divya K MadhusudhanGlobal Clinical Scholars Research Training, Department of Postgraduate Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya · INHarvard University · USInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India · INWellSpan York Hospital · US

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Abstract

Background: Accounting professionals experience a stressful working environment with previous studies demonstrating a high prevalence of burnout. Meditation-based interventions have a potential role in decreasing burnout and improving satisfaction with life. However, the benefits of Heartfulness meditation intervention have not been demonstrated among accounting professionals. Objective: To evaluate the effects of an 8-week Heartfulness Meditation program on burnout and satisfaction with life in chartered accountants. Methods: The study was a prospective cohort analysis comparing burnout and satisfaction with life outcomes among accounting professionals who either self-selected to participate in the Heartfulness Meditation Program (intervention group) or with no particular intervention (control group). Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) scores were collected at baseline and at the end of the study period. Results: Two hundred and six participants completed the study. Participants in the intervention group (n = 107) experienced statistically significant improvement in MBI emotional exhaustion from 2.17 to 1.75 ( Conclusion: The current study is one of the first attempts of a Heartfulness meditation intervention to reduce burnout and improve satisfaction with life among accounting professionals. Both the intervention group and the control group showed an improvement of emotional exhaustion. The statistically significant improvements observed in the overall MBI and SWLS outcomes in the intervention group suggest an online Heartfulness meditation program could serve as a potential tool for reducing burnout and improving satisfaction among accounting professionals.

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