Effectiveness of Mind-Body Exercise on Burnout and Stress in Female Undergraduate Students

Zhu, Xiaohong; Chu, Tongyang; Yu, Qian; Jinming, LI; Zhang, Xingyu; Zhang, Yanjie; Zou, Liye

doi:10.32604/ijmhp.2021.016339

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“…This can lead to the confusion and anxiety among students where it can affect their studies. Burnout has become a significant psychological issue among undergraduate students, implying that burnout might have an impact on academic performance (Zhu et al, 2021). Next is emotional and spiritual management from students themselves, which due to tiredness, stress, and the burden of online assignments and activities during learning.…”

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Online Distance Learning: The Harmful Effects and the Solutions of Undergraduate Students UiTM Pahang During Pandemic

Jabar¹,

Harun²,

Azudin³

et al. 2023

IJARBSS

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COVID-19 pandemic breeds new norms which include online learning, among other things. As this pandemic might have resulted in stress, the first objective of this study is to identify the harmful effects of Student UiTM Pahang while implementing of Online Distance Learning (ODL) during the pandemic whereas the second is to find the solutions taken among respondents in order to avoid harmful effects to themselves along ODL is applied. The research questionnaires were adapted and adopted from the previous study, were distributed online to 235 respondents via Google form. Stratified sampling was used as a technique for collecting data and analysis was done via Statistical Package for the Social Science software (SPSS) version 21. Cronbach's Alpha'score was 0.873, showing the internal consistency is good. The findings showed that ODL put heavy burdens on students, thus affected their health and routine life. Several actions were taken by them to reduce these harmful effects such as go for recreation, spiritual and time management, self-organization and so on. Therefore, the university should be aware of these consequences and take preventive action in handling this situation. Future research should be expanded to other public and private higher learning institutions to enable deeper probing into this situation, thus provide better insights for changes in the education systems.

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confidence: 99%

Online Distance Learning: The Harmful Effects and the Solutions of Undergraduate Students UiTM Pahang During Pandemic

Jabar¹,

Harun²,

Azudin³

et al. 2023

IJARBSS

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“…Our results showed that university students' stress levels and psychological wellbeing could be improved through Baduanjin exercise. As Baduanjin exercise allows participants to practice body, breath, and mind control ( 46 )through slow, continuous movements and steady postures, which highly demand mental focus and breathing control ( 47 ). Another rationale might lie in the distraction hypothesis ( 48 )because the Baduanjin exercise is intended to induce practitioners to focus on the moment and forget about moments of stressful events.…”

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Impact of traditional Chinese Baduanjin exercise on menstrual health among international female students studying in China: a randomized controlled trial

Alkhatib,

Alshikh Ahmad,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundMenstrual symptoms were the common complaints of international female students during the acculturation period, and the symptoms negatively affected the daily life and school performance of those women. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the traditional Chinese Baduanjin exercise on reducing menstrual symptoms for international female students studying in China during the acculturation period.MethodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial among 62 international female students who suffered menstrual symptoms during the first 6 months after arriving in China. The study was carried out at three campuses of the two largest universities in the capital of a province in south-central China from March to October 2021. After screening, participants were randomly assigned to a control or intervention group. The intervention group engaged in 24 weeks of Baduanjin exercise for at least 30 min per day. The menstrual symptoms, sociocultural adaptation, perceived stress, and sleep quality were evaluated at baseline, the 12th week, and the 24th week. The chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, paired sample t-test, and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)were adopted to analyze the data using SPSS 25.0.ResultsTotally, 62 participants were enrolled in this study from 30 countries. Their mean age was 27.87 ± 5.58 years. None of the participants reported an adverse event. The results of the MANOVA test showed that the traditional Chinese Baduanjin exercise reduced the total score of MSQ among international female students (intervention: 47.83 ± 8.71 vs. control: 65.12 ± 16.86; F = 19.49, P < 0.01). In addition, the results of the MANOVA indicated statistically significant decreases in scores for the two subscales of MSQ: premenstrual symptoms (intervention: 17.07 ± 3.33 vs. control: 28.42 ± 7.56; F = 44.70, P < 0.01)and menstrual pain (16.03 ± 4.53 vs. 19.58 ± 5.14; F = 6.50, P < 0.05). Moreover, the results showed that traditional Chinese Baduanjin exercise reduced the scores of the sociocultural adaptation level, the perceived stress level, and sleep quality and improved the blood progesterone hormone and blood estrogen hormone.ConclusionRegular Baduanjin exercise is a safe, acceptable, and effective form of exercise to promote international female students' menstrual health, reduce stress levels, and improve sleep quality.Trial registrationwww.chictr.org.cn, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2300072376.

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“…This method includes diverse therapeutic approaches, such as meditation, yoga, relaxation and breathing techniques, biofeedback, qigong, and autogenic training (Fogaça et al, 2021). Many researchers have applied mind-body programs to promote student mental health and have shown promising results (Cozzolino et al, 2020;Novak et al, 2020;Zhu et al, 2021). A meta-analysis by Chen et al (2021) found Erickson, 1987;Henderson, 2019;Kang et al, 2009;Kim, 2014;Meng & Qi, 2018;Song, & Lindquist, 2015;Tung, 2021).…”

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Effectiveness of stress management interventions for nursing students: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Ji,

Guo,

Soh

et al. 2024

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Elevated stress levels are related to diminished mental health, potentially leading to decreased well‐being and performance of nursing students. While researchers have focused on developing stress management interventions, there is a need to synthesize the evidence. A systematic review with meta‐analysis was conducted to assess the evidence for the effectiveness of stress management interventions in nursing students. A systematic literature search identified controlled stress management interventions employing a validated psychological or physiological stress measure. Forty‐one studies were included, with 36 forming a pool of 2715 participants in the meta‐analysis. The overall effect on psychological stress was positive. Intervention type, delivery modality, intervention duration in weeks, and number of sessions were moderators of intervention effectiveness, with more significant effects for mind–body programs, on‐site delivery methods, durations of 9–12 weeks, and 15–30 sessions. For physiological stress, the biomarkers of blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol levels decreased significantly. Future research is necessary for promising outcomes related to currently underrepresented indicators and to investigate the long‐term effects of interventions.

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Effectiveness of Mind-Body Exercise on Burnout and Stress in Female Undergraduate Students

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Online Distance Learning: The Harmful Effects and the Solutions of Undergraduate Students UiTM Pahang During Pandemic

Online Distance Learning: The Harmful Effects and the Solutions of Undergraduate Students UiTM Pahang During Pandemic

Impact of traditional Chinese Baduanjin exercise on menstrual health among international female students studying in China: a randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of stress management interventions for nursing students: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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