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Miyoshi, Tomoko Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Kaken ID publons researchmap
Ida, Hiromi Department of Pharmacy, Okayama University Hospital
Nishimura, Yoshito Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University ORCID publons researchmap
Ako, Soichiro Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
Otsuka, Fumio Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University ORCID Kaken ID publons researchmap
Abstract
Stress among healthcare workers (HCWs) increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. We aimed to determine whether a yoga and mindfulness program could alleviate burnout and other psychological and physical distress in HCWs, and how this might affect their empathy for patients. A weekly one-hour yoga and mindfulness program was conducted for three months in 2021. Participants were 18 consenting HCWs and, the final analysis included 13 participants. They responded to online questionnaires before and after the program. We measured salivary cortisol levels before and after the program on the first and last days. Self-measured pulse rates (PRs) were taken before and after each session, which decreased significantly in both cases (before, after the first program: 72, 65 bpm, p < 0.05; before, after the last program: 75, 66, p < 0.05), but salivary cortisol levels did not change. No significant changes were observed in Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Sense of Coherence, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Self-compassion Scale, or Jefferson Scale of Empathy. However, common humanity, a subscale of self-compassion, increased significantly (before the first program: 5.6, after the last program: 6.5, p < 0.05), and over-identification decreased significantly (7.9, 6.7, p < 0.01). Yoga and mindfulness programs may help improve the sense of common humanity and reduce over-identification in HCWs.
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stress
burnout
yoga
mindfulness
stress in healthcare workers
self-compassion
the COVID-19 pandemic
Published Date
2022-09-30
Publication Title
International Journal Of Environmental Research and Public Health
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volume19
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issue19
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MDPI
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12523
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1660-4601
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Journal Article
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English
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岡山大学
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