workplace mental health Archives

Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Reduced Healthcare-Worker Anxiety in 68-Person Trial

by GLOOM

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A 68-person randomized trial in Indian healthcare workers found a narrow but useful pattern: combined yoga plus Bhagavad Gita teaching beat usual care immediately on GAD-7 anxiety scores (p = 0.009), while Gita teaching alone beat usual care at 45 days (p = 0.047).1 Yoga alone improved within its own arm, but it did not …

Hybrid Work Improved Psychosocial Work Experience in Women 4.3 Points

by GLOOM

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A 148-worker Swedish longitudinal study found that psychosocial work experience improved after hybrid work was implemented, with total Work Experience Measurement Scale scores rising from 71.2 to 74.3 and the clearest subgroup signal appearing in women: +4.3 points vs. -1.2 points in men.1 Research Highlights Work experience improved: total WEMS scores increased from 71.2 before …