A Study on Quantification of the Effects of Heartfulness Meditation Intervention in Healthcare Professionals by Anchor-Based Method in Occupational Health Psychology

Abstract

Background: It's more important to measure the subjective perception of change after undergoing any behavioral or psychological intervention. Global rating of change method - anchor item-based is a method by which the change can be quantified and 'minimum subjective perceived effect' (MSPE) can be calculated. Aim: The current study was planned to quantify the effects of heartfulness meditation intervention in healthcare professionals by anchor-based method and compare the result with the pre-post-difference. Methods and Material: The current study was done using multimethod study design among the healthcare professionals. These were 1. Cross-sectional study design. 2. Quasi-experimental - Solomon four-nonequivalent control group study design for intervention. Results: Cohens' d for perceived stress scale (PSS) in 'Much less negative' category was -.96. Conclusion: The study highlights the use of anchor-based method to estimate the minimal subjective perceived difference, and it can also be compared with the groups pre-post-difference for academic purposes.