Impact of a Mindfulness-based, Workplace Group Yoga Intervention on Burnout, Self-care, and Compassion in Health Care Professionals: A Pilot Study.
Author: Ofei-Dodoo S1, Cleland-Leighton A, Nilsen K, Cloward JL, Casey E
Affiliation:
1Wichita Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine (Ofei-Dodoo, Nilsen) and Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Wesley Medical Center, University of Kansas School of Medicine (Cleland-Leighton, Cloward, Casey).
Conference/Journal: J Occup Environ Med.
Date published: 2020 Apr 28
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Special Notes: doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001892. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 137
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether a workplace, group mindfulness-based yoga intervention could help manage burnout and improve wellbeing among health care professionals.
METHODS: A total of 43 health care professionals participated in eight-week supervised workplace, group mindfulness-based yoga activities. The authors used a single-sample, pre-post design. At two points in time (baseline and postintervention), participants completed a set of online measures assessing burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, resilience, and compassion. The authors used linear mixed model analysis to assess changes in outcome measures.
RESULTS: Participants had improvements after the eight-week intervention. At postintervention, they had significantly better scores on personal accomplishment, depression, anxiety, stress, perceived resilience, and compassion. Participants had a positive perception of the yoga intervention.
CONCLUSION: Group mindfulness-based yoga program may be convenient and low-cost approach to support health and wellbeing among health care professionals.
PMID: 32358474 DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001892
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