A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Meditation for Work Stress, Anxiety and Depressed Mood in Full-Time Workers

Table 3

Responders at completion at week 8 on primary outcomes^≠.

Outcome measure	Mental silence	Relxation	No treatment	P value
% improving 30% + in PSQ	42.4%	27.1%	30.6%	.045^a*
% improving 30% + in STATE	52.5%	46.4%	44.4%	.651^a
% improving 30% + in DD	59.3%	41.1%	22.2%	<.001^a**

^aone-way ANOVA, *Significant 𝑃<.05, **Highly significant 𝑃<.01, ^≠A percentage improvement of >/=30% was classified as a positive response; PSQ: Psychological Strain Inventory; STATE: State/Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults; DD: Depression Dejection (Subscale of POMS).