COVID-19 pandemic-imposed lockdown: impacts on the rural agrarian and the urban corporate workforce of India

Majumdar, Piya; Mandi, Sasangbaha; Biswas, Ankita; Nayak, Prasunpriya; Sahu, Subhashis

doi:10.1080/09291016.2022.2031422

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“…A study done by Deloitte company on anxiety disorders during the second wave of the COVID pandemic ranks India as the highest among 18 countries 4 . Majumdar et al's study reports that COVID‐19‐induced lockdown had behavioral effects on urban corporate employees resulting in erratic sleep behavior, enhanced psychometric distress, somatic discomfort, and other issues, which could be due to social isolation, over‐reliance on digital technology, and disoriented work schedules 5 . Complimentary and integrative approaches to health such as yoga and meditation, can improve the quality of life (QoL) of an individual by integrating the aspects of physical, psychological, and social health 6 .…”

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“…4 Majumdar et al's study reports that COVID-19-induced lockdown had behavioral effects on urban corporate employees resulting in erratic sleep behavior, enhanced psychometric distress, somatic discomfort, and other issues, which could be due to social isolation, over-reliance on digital technology, and disoriented work schedules. 5 Complimentary and integrative approaches to health such as yoga and meditation, can improve the quality of life (QoL) of an individual by integrating the aspects of physical, psychological, and social health. 6 Meditation involves achieving a state of "thoughtless awareness" in which the excessive stress producing activity of the mind is neutralized without reducing alertness and effectiveness.…”

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Effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India: An interventional study

Radheshyam,

Ramani,

Thupalle

et al. 2024

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Background and AimsUrban corporate sector relies heavily on workplace well‐being, with meditation being a potent stress reduction method that significantly enhances the quality of life (QoL) and wellness. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India.MethodsThe quasi‐experimental controlled study design was employed from May to June 2021, which assessed stress, QoL, and wellness indices (satisfaction with life, well‐being) with meditation practice as the intervention. The online questionnaire incorporates questions from the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale, World Health Organization (WHO) QoL Scale, Five‐item Satisfaction with Life scale and WHO‐5 Well‐being Index. A nonrandom sampling technique selected 146 and 74 subjects in the intervention and control groups, respectively, among the employees of Star health‐ and allied insurance company. The data was analyzed using SPSS V27 (©IBM SPSS Statistics). The Wilcoxon signed rank test for the dependent groups, and Mann–Whitney U test for the independent groups (between subjects) was performed.ResultsAmong a total of 220 subjects who enrolled in the recruitment survey, 146 subjects underwent the intervention thus providing a response rate of 66.4%. For the intervention group, the difference (within group) in mean scores between baseline and endline assessment shows a reduction in stress (0.02) and significant improvement in QoL (0.21) and wellness indices (satisfaction with life: 0.21, well‐being: 0.24). The difference (between the experimental and control groups) in mean endline scores shows a decrease in stress (0.07), an increase in wellness indices (satisfaction with life: 0.12, well‐being: 0.23), and a significant change in the QoL (0.17).ConclusionMeditation intervention in corporate wellness programs enhances the QoL, wellness, and stress management, establishing the effectiveness of health profile‐raising ingenuities at the workplace.

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