Physician Psychophysiological Responses to Meditative Relaxation vs. Rest, 64 Participants

64 hospital physicians participated in a randomized exploratory trial comparing a 15-minute guided meditative relaxation session to an unguided rest condition. The dataset includes physiological parameters (blood pressure, heart rate) and psychological measures (SPPN, QSCPGS, SRSI3_29) collected at baseline, immediately post-session, and a few hours later. The supplementary file was authored by Siddhiraj Banjac and uploaded to figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare pre-post changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure based on physiological parameters collected.
• Analyze differences in participant satisfaction scores between guided and unguided conditions based on the 0-10 Likert scale results.
• Evaluate the internal consistency of psychological assessment scales based on reported Cronbach's α values between 0.63 and 0.89.
• Model short-term stress reduction effects based on psychological measures like stress scores and physical relaxation.

Strengths

• Data from 64 participants who completed all three assessment stages, providing a complete longitudinal record.
• Includes both quantitative physiological measures (blood pressure, heart rate) and multiple psychological scales (SPPN, QSCPGS, SRSI3_29).
• Reported internal consistency for scales ranges from moderate to excellent (Cronbach's α 0.63-0.89).
• Study design was a randomized, single-blind exploratory trial conducted in a large public French hospital.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The sample of 64 physicians was predominantly female (79.7%), which may limit generalizability.
• Dataset scale is limited at 617.0 KB, indicating a small, focused study.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Siddhiraj Banjac.

Collection Method

Data collected during a randomized, single-blind exploratory trial in a large public French hospital.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 05:40:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Conducted in a French hospital; specific location unknown.