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Open and Calm – A randomized controlled trial evaluating a public stress reduction program in Denmark

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, December 2015
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Title
Open and Calm – A randomized controlled trial evaluating a public stress reduction program in Denmark
Published in
BMC Public Health, December 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-2588-2
Pubmed ID
26673225
Authors

Christian G. Jensen, Jon Lansner, Anders Petersen, Signe A. Vangkilde, Signe P. Ringkøbing, Vibe G. Frokjaer, Dea Adamsen, Gitte M. Knudsen, John W. Denninger, Steen G. Hasselbalch

Abstract

Prolonged psychological stress is a risk factor for illness and constitutes an increasing public health challenge creating a need to develop public interventions specifically targeting stress and promoting mental health. The present randomized controlled trial evaluated health effects of a novel program: Relaxation-Response-based Mental Health Promotion (RR-MHP). The multimodal, meditation-based course was publicly entitled "Open and Calm" (OC) because it consistently trained relaxed and receptive ("Open") attention, and consciously non-intervening ("Calm") witnessing, in two standardized formats (individual or group) over nine weeks. Seventy-two participants who complained to their general practitioner about reduced daily functioning due to prolonged stress or who responded to an online health survey on stress were randomly assigned to OC formats or treatment as usual, involving e.g., unstandardized consultations with their general practitioner. Outcomes included perceived stress, depressive symptoms, quality of life, sleep disturbances, mental health, salivary cortisol, and visual perception. Control variables comprised a genetic stress-resiliency factor (serotonergic transporter genotype; 5-HTTLPR), demographics, personality, self-reported inattentiveness, and course format. Intent-to-treat analyses showed significantly larger improvements in OC than in controls on all outcomes. Treatment effects on self-reported outcomes were sustained after 3 months and were not related to age, gender, education, or course format. The dropout rate was only 6 %. The standardized OC program reduced stress and improved mental health for a period of 3 months. Further testing of the OC program for public mental health promotion and reduction of stress-related illnesses is therefore warranted. A larger implementation is in progress. ClinicalTrials.gov.: NCT02140307. Registered May 14 2014.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Unknown 173 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 29 17%
Student > Bachelor 26 15%
Student > Master 23 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 7%
Other 32 18%
Unknown 34 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 41 23%
Medicine and Dentistry 28 16%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 10%
Neuroscience 12 7%
Social Sciences 8 5%
Other 26 15%
Unknown 42 24%

Attention Score in Context

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#9,366,996
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#7,101
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#150,351
of 372,709 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#671
of 1,121 outputs
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