Table 3.
Impact of program activity levels on outcomes at week 8
| ISM Website activitya | Meditation frequencyb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline at week 8 for those active on ISM Website 6–8 weeks | Linear relationship between mean times meditation practiced over 8 weeks and outcomesc | |||||
| Control | ISM or ISM+ | p value | Pearson correlation coefficient | p value | Change per additional meditation/week | |
| N | 124 | 80 | 115 | |||
| PSS | −3.52 | −7.56 | <0.0001 | −0.20 | 0.03 | −1.53 |
| MAAS | 0.36 | 0.81 | <0.0001 | 0.26 | 0.005 | 0.15 |
| ASTI | 1.52 | 5.14 | <0.0001 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 1.00 |
| PWB-SA | 1.65 | 7.36 | <0.0001 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 1.51 |
| SVS | 1.79 | 5.64 | <0.0001 | 0.05 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| SF-36 | ||||||
| Physical function | 2.26 | 1.25 | 0.60 | −0.00 | 0.97 | 0.34 |
| Role physical | 4.64 | 6.56 | 0.73 | −0.02 | 0.87 | 1.57 |
| Bodily pain | 3.71 | 5.41 | 0.56 | 0.01 | 0.90 | 1.33 |
| General health | 1.61 | 6.56 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.50 |
| Vitality | 4.35 | 15.88 | <0.0001 | 0.02 | 0.86 | 3.14 |
| Social function | 4.64 | 14.69 | 0.004 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 3.43 |
| Role emotional | 12.63 | 21.67 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 4.30 |
| Mental health | 5.29 | 17.45 | <0.0001 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 3.50 |
| PCS | 0.26 | −0.77 | 0.34 | −0.08 | 0.40 | −0.06 |
| MCS | 3.57 | 10.47 | <0.0001 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 2.12 |
Score ranges: PSS (0–40); MAAS (1–6); ASTI (10–40); PWB-SA (14–84); SVS (7–49); SF-36 (0–100). Higher scores are best with the exception of the PSS
CTL control, ISM Internet-based stress management, ISM+ Internet-based stress management + online message board, ASTI Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory, MAAS Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, PSS Perceived Stress Scale, PWB-SA Psychological Well-Being Self-Acceptance scale, SVS Subjective Vitality Scale, SF-36 Short Form 36, PCS Physical Component Score, MCS Mental Component Score
aWebsite activity is tracked by recording Website logins. Participants (n = 4) were excluded who started the program more than 1 week after completing the baseline questionnaires
bParticipants (n = 7) were excluded who started the program more than 1 week after completing the baseline questionnaires and because of a discrepancy between self-reported and actual program activity (n = 5)
cParticipants who completed four weekly activity logs (at least two during the last 4 weeks)