The effects of a relaxation intervention on nurses' psychological and physiological stress indicators: A pilot study
| Autor: | José Marmeleira, Catarina Pereira, Andreia Dias Rodrigues, Elsa Lamy, Guida Veiga, Marc Guiose |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Stress management Health Personnel Psychological intervention Pilot Projects Burnout Mind-body therapy Relaxation Therapy Cortisol 03 medical and health sciences Occupational Stress 0302 clinical medicine Stress Physiological Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Emotional exhaustion Burnout Professional Psychomotor learning Relaxation (psychology) business.industry Occupational stress Middle Aged Complementary and alternative medicine Physical therapy Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Psychomotor therapy Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | CIÊNCIAVITAE Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 1873-6947 |
| Popis: | The present pilot study was designed to examine the feasibility and the effects of a psychomotor relaxation program on nurses' psychological (burnout symptoms, affective states) and physiological stress indicators (salivary cortisol). Fifteen nurses engaged in an 8-week psychomotor relaxation program (two 20-min sessions per week) and 15 maintained their usual activities. The current study showed that the psychomotor relaxation program was feasible and well tolerated by the participants. Compared to the control group, the relaxation group showed a decrease in their levels of emotional exhaustion, depression and salivary cortisol. In the fifteenth session, salivary cortisol concentrations significantly decreased from pre-session to post-session. These results provide preliminary evidence that relaxation interventions are effective strategies for reducing the usual stress experienced by nurses, and demonstrate that a psychomotor relaxation program might be an important occupational stress-management tool for healthcare professionals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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