The Use of Yoga to Manage Stress and Burnout in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

Cocchiara, Rosario Andrea; Peruzzo, Margherita; Mannocci, Alice; Ottolenghi, Livia; Villari, Paolo; Polimeni, Antonella; Guerra, Fabrizio; Torre, Giuseppe La

doi:10.3390/jcm8030284

Cited by 137 publications

(114 citation statements)

References 47 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

104

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Respondents were also asked what strategies they use to de-stress from work, since those can impact on burnout, and were given a checklist (23)(24)(25)(26). The strategies "Exercise", "Meditation", "Engage in sports", "Prayer", and "Taking courses/education" were chosen for analysis because we considered that these could be promoted by workplace policies.…”

Section: Personal Opinions Related To Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Monitoring Burnout in the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency

Almubark¹,

Almaleh²,

BinDhim³

et al. 2020

MEJN

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Personal Opinions Related To Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Monitoring Burnout in the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency

Almubark¹,

Almaleh²,

BinDhim³

et al. 2020

MEJN

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…(7) Job burnout is a syndrome resulting from chronic work-related stress, with symptoms characterized by emotional exhaustion including negative selfconcept and inappropriate work attitude lead to lower productivity, impaired quality of work and a reduced interest in patients. (8) Due to the nature of nursing work experienced heavy workload, working long hours, night shifts and risk of exposure with infectious disease, the most studies on burnout were focused on nurses that sometimes remain as significant concerns, affecting not only work office but also individual life and sometimes can lead to increased risk of developing mental and physical health problems. (9) Since an outbreak of COVID-19 as an unknown disease that causes severe respiratory infectious disease and similar experience on SARS and MERS, nursing managers need to pay more attention to frontline nurses' burnout in association with their experiences of a nationwide MERS and SARS outbreak to be able to manage the conditions.…”

Section: Introduction Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

Burnout and its influencing factors between frontline nurses and nurses from other wards during the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease -COVID-19- in Iran

Hoseinabadi¹,

Kakhki²,

Teimori³

et al. 2020

invest. educ. enferm

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective. To assess burnout level during an outbreak ofCOVID-19 and to identify influencing factors between frontlinenurses and nurses from other wards. Methods. This crosssectional study makes comparison between two groups of nursesincluding frontline (exposure group) and other nurses working inusual wards (non-exposure group) in Torbat Heydariyeh city, Iran.Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), Job stress questionnaire(JSQ), and questionnaires of hospital resources, family support,and measuring the fear of COVID-19 were used as researchinstruments. Results. The scores of job stress and burnout inthe exposure group with COVID-19 infection were significantlyhigher than in the non-exposure group (p=0.006 and p=0.002,respectively). Although, in univariate linear regression, employmentstatus (p=0.047), experience in taking care of patient confirmed or suspected with COVID-19 infection (p=0.006), hospital resources (p=0.047), and job stress(p<0.001) were considered as significant risk factors for COVID-19-related burnout. In multivariateregression analysis, job stress (p=0.031, β=0.308) was considered as an only factor that hasa significant relationship with COVID-19-related burnout. Conclusion. The burnout level infrontline nurses was higher than other nurses, the most important influencing factor was the jobstress. Regarding to negative effects of burnout on both physical and mental health nurses, it issuggested that a strong strategy be considered to reduce nurses’ burnout to be able to controlongoing and future outbreaks successfully.

show abstract

“…Other studies have shown the effectiveness of MBIs for stress reduction and the enhancement of well-being within the workplace setting [10,11]. Finally, several cross-sectional studies provide indirect evidence that regular mindfulness practice may counteract cognitive ageing, which is indicated by preserved performance in various cognitive tasks as well as preserved neural tissue in older meditators compared to age-matched individuals [12,13].On the other hand, there is strong evidence, derived from systematic reviews, about the positive effects of yoga practice on stress management and prevention of burnout among healthcare workers [14,15], indicating that it can be incorporated into workplace health promotion in healthcare settings.There is preliminary evidence that Kundalini Yoga (KY) practice has an immediate effect on salivary cortisol levels as well as on perceived stress after 3 months of practice [16]. Moreover, KY has been used as a treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, and it might convey its effect on symptom severity by reducing somatic symptoms [17].…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, there is strong evidence, derived from systematic reviews, about the positive effects of yoga practice on stress management and prevention of burnout among healthcare workers [14,15], indicating that it can be incorporated into workplace health promotion in healthcare settings.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Yoga and Mindfulness as a Tool for Influencing Affectivity, Anxiety, Mental Health, and Stress among Healthcare Workers: Results of a Single-Arm Clinical Trial

Torre

Raffone

Peruzzo

et al. 2020

JCM

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Mindfulness-based interventions have emerged as unique approaches for addressing a range of clinical and subclinical difficulties such as stress, chronic pain, anxiety, or recurrent depression. Moreover, there is strong evidence about the positive effects of yoga practice on stress management and prevention of burnout among healthcare workers. The aim of this study was to conduct a single-arm clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of an intervention based on mindfulness-based stress reduction and yoga in improving healthcare workers' quality of life. Healthcare workers of two hospitals in Rome were enrolled in a 4-week yoga and mindfulness course. Four questionnaires were administered at different times (Short Form-12 (SF-12), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Y1 and Y2, and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)) to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention. Forty participants took part to the study (83.3 %). The Mental Composite Score-12, that is part of the quality of life assessment, passed from a median of 43.5 preintervention to 48.1 postintervention (p = 0.041), and the negative affect passed from a score of 16 in the preintervention to 10 in the postintervention (p < 0.001). Both the forms of the STAI questionnaires showed a decrease after the intervention. Yoga and mindfulness administered together seem to be effective to reduce stress and anxiety in healthcare workers, providing them with more consciousness and ability to manage work stressful demands.anxiety, or recurrent depression [1-3]. Mindfulness can be described as a moment-to-moment awareness that is cultivated by purposefully paying attention to the present experience with a nonjudgmental attitude. It can be implemented through structured programs, including group and individual mental training, and is generally considered to entail the two core components of attention and acceptance [4]. More in details, mindfulness consists of formal meditation exercises (e.g., paying attention to the body, lying on the ground, or walking slowly with a sense of awareness of one's surroundings) as well as informal exercises (e.g., paying full attention to what one is doing or experiencing at a certain moment) [5]. Moreover, adaptive changes in brain functioning and structure (functional and neural plasticity) related to mindfulness training have been reported in several neuroscientific studies [6,7]. MBIs were initially developed for clinical contexts, but several studies have demonstrated that these interventions improve cognitive performance and emotional reactivity also in nonclinical populations [8,9]. Other studies have shown the effectiveness of MBIs for stress reduction and the enhancement of well-being within the workplace setting [10,11]. Finally, several cross-sectional studies provide indirect evidence that regular mindfulness practice may counteract cognitive ageing, which is indicated by preserved performance in various cognitive tasks as well as preserved neural tissue in older meditators compared to age-matched individuals [12,13]....

show abstract

The Use of Yoga to Manage Stress and Burnout in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

Cited by 137 publications

References 47 publications

Monitoring Burnout in the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency

Monitoring Burnout in the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency

Burnout and its influencing factors between frontline nurses and nurses from other wards during the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease -COVID-19- in Iran

Yoga and Mindfulness as a Tool for Influencing Affectivity, Anxiety, Mental Health, and Stress among Healthcare Workers: Results of a Single-Arm Clinical Trial

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About