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The Effectiveness and Safety of Mind-Body Modalities for Mental Health of Nurses in Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review.

International journal of environmental research and public health
January 1, 1970
Su-Eun Jung et al. (8 authors)
Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReviewSystematic ReviewHuman Study
Study Details

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

Extracted Claims (9)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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
Abstract

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.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HospitalsHumansMental HealthMindfulnessNursesYoga
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy60/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations13
Citations/Year3.3
Relative Citation Ratio2.15
NIH Percentile76.6%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score1.62
Normalized Score0.59
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