Stress, self-esteem and well-being among female health professionals: A randomized clinical trial on the impact of a self-care intervention mediated by the senses

Autor: Daniela Santos Ferreira, Elivane da Silva Victor, Roselaine Coelho de Oliveira, Rosa Friedlander, Eliseth Ribeiro Leão, Vivian F Ribeiro, Rebeca Barqueiro de Oliveira, Cristiane Benvenuto Andrade, Daniela Reis Dal Fabbro, Ingrid Ribeiro Dos Santos, Rita Lacerda Aquarone
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Stress management
Time Factors
Hydrocortisone
Economics
Health Care Providers
Emotions
Skin Cream
Social Sciences
Nurses
lcsh:Medicine
Anxiety
Biochemistry
law.invention
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
030212 general & internal medicine
Lipid Hormones
Young adult
lcsh:Science
Burnout
Professional
media_common
Multidisciplinary
030504 nursing
Self-esteem
Middle Aged
Smell
Occupational Diseases
Professions
Sensory Perception
Female
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
Brazil
medicine.drug
Research Article
Adult
Risk
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
Health Personnel
Sensation
Psychological Stress
Health Promotion
03 medical and health sciences
Nursing Science
Young Adult
Mental Health and Psychiatry
medicine
Humans
Steroid Hormones
business.industry
lcsh:R
Life satisfaction
Biology and Life Sciences
Hormones
Self Concept
Clinical trial
Health Care
Self Care
People and Places
Physical therapy
Population Groupings
lcsh:Q
business
Finance
Stress
Psychological
Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 2, p e0172455 (2017)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background Stress levels are evident among health professionals. However, there are few studies on sensory-based self-care aimed at stress management, self-esteem and subjective well-being in this group of professionals. Objective To assess the impact of a self-care intervention mediated by the senses on the stress levels, self-esteem and well-being of health professionals in a hospital environment. Methods A total of 93 health professionals participated in an unblinded clinical trial, randomized into four groups: 1) control (no intervention); 2) Monosensory-daily body moisturizing (DBM) with odorless cream; 3) Bisensory-DBM with scented cream; 4) Multisensory-DBM with scented cream associated with audiovisual material. Participants answered specific questionnaires to assess stress, self-esteem and well-being and cortisol samples were collected at baseline, 15 and 30 days following intervention, and at the 30-day follow-up. Results Self-care was characterized as neglected, with most participants reporting inadequate hours of sleep (74%), irregular physical activity (68%), and inadequate nutrition (45%). Compared to the other groups, the Bisensory group had lower stress on all three assessments (p = 0.017; 0.012; 0.036), a life satisfaction 8% higher at follow-up than at baseline (95% CI: 2% to 15%, p = 0.016), a 10% increase in positive affect (95% CI: 2% to 19%, p = 0.011) and a 12% reduction in negative affect (95% CI: 3% to 21% less, p = 0.014) after 30 days. The Multisensory group showed improvement in self-esteem (p = 0.012) and reduced cortisol (p = 0.036) after 30 days of intervention. The control group showed no changes in the variables studied, except for cortisol: an increase at the 15-day evaluation (denoting higher risk for stress, p = 0.009) and a reduction at follow-up (p = 0.028), which was nevertheless within normal levels. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02406755.
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