| Titel: | Self-Monitoring of a Stress Reduction Technique Using Wrist-Worn Counters |
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| Autor: | ormann, J. E. Smith, T. L. Shively, M. Dellefield, M. E. Gifford, A. L. |
| Mediengruppe: | --- |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | J Healthc Qual |
| Jahr: | 2007 |
| Band: | 29 |
| Heft: | 1 |
| Seiten: | 45-52 |
| Sprache: | English |
| Abstract: | In a study of 59 veterans and healthcare workers, the reliability of a self-monitoring method used to track the frequency of a spiritually oriented stress reduction technique was assessed. During a 5-week program of silently repeating a mantram (a spiritual word or phrase) to lower stress and anger and improve spiritual well-being, portable wrist-worn counters were used to track daily mantram practice sessions. All outcomes significantly improved in the hypothesized direction. Mantram practice tracked by the counters was highly correlated (r = .84) with retrospective self-reports, indicating that such counters may be a reliable self-monitoring tool and could be used to measure a variety of other behavioral health quality indicators. |