Relationship of Frequent Mantram Repetition to Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being in Healthcare Workers

Background: Healthcare workers report high levels of stress in the workplace. To determine how to reduce stress, the authors examined the effectiveness of frequently repeating a mantram (a word with spiritual meaning) on emotional and spiritual well-being. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to measure stress, state/trait anxiety and anger, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in a convenience sample ( N = 42) of hospital workers completing a mantram intervention program. Results: Significant improvements were found in stress ( p < .001), trait-anxiety ( p = .002), trait-anger ( p = .02), quality of life ( p = .001), and spiritual well-being ( p = .003). When examining the effects of mantram practice, trait-anxiety and religious and spiritual well-being were significant ( p < .05). Conclusion: Improvements in emotional and spiritual well-being may be mediated by frequent mantram repetition.