التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The Effects of Dose, Practice Habits, and Objects of Focus on Digital Meditation Effectiveness and Adherence: Longitudinal Study of 280,000 Digital Meditation Sessions Across 103 Countries |
| المؤلفون: |
Micah Cearns, Scott R Clark |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 25, p e43358 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: |
JMIR Publications |
| سنة النشر: |
2023 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, psy, envir |
| الوصف: |
BackgroundThe efficacy of digital meditation is well established. However, the extent to which the benefits remain after 12 weeks in real-world settings remains unknown. Additionally, findings related to dosage and practice habits have been mixed, and the studies were conducted on small and homogeneous samples and used a limited range of analytical procedures and meditation techniques. Findings related to the predictors of adherence are also lacking and may help inform future meditators and meditation programs on how to best structure healthy sustainable practices. ObjectiveThis study aimed to measure outcome change across a large and globally diverse population of meditators and meditations in their naturalistic practice environments, assess the dose-response relationships between practice habits and outcome change, and identify predictors of adherence. MethodsWe used ecological momentary assessment to assess participants’ well-being over a 14-month period. We engineered outcomes related to the variability of change over time (equanimity) and recovery following a drop in mood (resilience) and established the convergent and divergent validity of these outcomes using a validated scale. Using linear mixed-effects and generalized additive mixed-effects models, we modeled outcome changes and patterns of dose-response across outcomes. We then used logistic regression to study the practice habits of participants in their first 30 sessions to derive odds ratios of long-term adherence. ResultsSignificant improvements were observed in all outcomes (P<.001). Generalized additive mixed models revealed rapid improvements over the first 50-100 sessions, with further improvements observed until the end of the study period. Outcome change corresponded to 1 extra day of improved mood for every 5 days meditated and half-a-day-faster mood recovery compared with baseline. Overall, consistency of practice was associated with the largest outcome change (4-7 d/wk). No significant differences were observed across session lengths in ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: |
English |
| العلاقة: |
https://doi.org/10.2196/43358Test |
| DOI: |
10.2196/43358 |
| الإتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.2196/43358Test |
| حقوق: |
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| رقم الانضمام: |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
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