The Effectiveness and Safety of Mind-Body Modalities for Mental Health of Nurses in Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate whether mind-body modalities, including mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and yoga, improve burnout and other mental health aspects in nurses.
Results Summary
The study found no significant evidence that MBIs improved burnout levels compared to no intervention or active controls, but one study reported yoga significantly improved emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (subscales of burnout). Effects of MBIs, relaxation, yoga, and music on various mental health outcomes were noted, though results were heterogeneous.
Population
Nurses
Effective Dosage
Not available
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | no change | burnout levels | nurses | no significant change | no evidence that statistically significantly improved | #1 |
multimodal resilience programs including MBIs | no change | burnout levels | nurses | no significant change | no evidence that statistically significantly improved | #2 |
yoga | increase | emotional exhaustion | nurses | - | could significantly improve | #3 |
yoga | increase | depersonalization | nurses | - | could significantly improve | #4 |
MBIs | neutral | various mental health outcomes and stress-related symptoms | nurses | - | effects have been reported | #5 |
relaxation | neutral | various mental health outcomes and stress-related symptoms | nurses | - | effects have been reported | #6 |
yoga | neutral | various mental health outcomes and stress-related symptoms | nurses | - | effects have been reported | #7 |
music | neutral | various mental health outcomes and stress-related symptoms | nurses | - | effects have been reported | #8 |
yoga | increase | burnout | nurses | - | was helpful for improvement in | #9 |
The mental health of nurses including burnout is an important issue. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate whether mind-body modalities improve burnout and other mental health aspects of nurses. A comprehensive search was conducted using six electronic databases. Randomized controlled trials using mind-body modalities on the mental health of nurses, up to January 2021, were included. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Seventeen studies were included in the review. Data on mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and yoga were available for burnout, and there was no evidence that multimodal resilience programs including MBIs statistically significantly improved burnout levels compared to no intervention or active control groups. However, one study reported that yoga could significantly improve emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, which are subscales of burnout, compared to usual care. In addition, the effects of MBIs, relaxation, yoga, and music on various mental health outcomes and stress-related symptoms have been reported. In conclusion, there was some evidence that yoga was helpful for improvement in burnout of nurses. However, due to the heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes of the studies included, further high-quality clinical trials are needed on this topic in the future.