The effect of yoga on coping strategies among intensive care unit nurses

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Introduction:

Nowadays, it has been known that individuals handle coping strategies when faced with stressful events. These strategies play an important role in individuals. Nurses are exposed to high stress, which directly affects their job satisfaction and the quality of their services. Therefore, the present study tried to investigate the effect of Yoga on stress coping strategies among nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs).

Materials and Methods:

In this quasi-experimental study, 34 female nurses working in ICU who were qualified to enter the study were selected. Yoga exercises were administrated two sessions a week for 8 weeks in the study group. CS-R questionnaire was filled before and after intervention. The data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential ( t test) statistical tests.

Results:

The results of statistical tests showed that the highest application of stress coping strategies was for inconsistent stress coping strategy. There was a significant difference in the mean scores of coping strategies of stress focus, emotion focus, and ineffectiveness after Yoga exercises compared with those before the yoga sessions.

Discussion:

With regard to the findings, 8 weeks exercises of Yoga can be considered as a complementary treatment to amend stress coping strategies. Further studies in this field are suggested.

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Increased prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in critical care nurses.

Meredith Mealer, Barbara Rothbaum, Yvonne Shelton … (2007)

Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses work in a demanding environment where they are repetitively exposed to traumatic situations and stressful events. The psychological effects on nurses as a result of working in the ICU are relatively unknown. To determine whether there is an increased prevalence of psychological symptoms in ICU nurses when compared with general nurses. We surveyed ICU and general nurses from three different hospitals (n=351) and then surveyed ICU nurses throughout the metropolitan area (n=140). In both cohorts of nurses, we determined the prevalence of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression using validated survey instruments. Within our hospital system, 24% (54/230) of the ICU nurses tested positive for symptoms of PTSD related to their work environment, compared with 14% (17/121) of the general nurses (p=0.03). ICU nurses did not report a greater amount of stress in their life outside of the hospital than general nurses. There was no difference in symptoms of depression or anxiety between ICU and general nurses. In the second survey of ICU nurses from our metropolitan area, 29% (41/140) of the respondents reported symptoms of PTSD, similar to our first cohort of ICU nurses. ICU nurses have an increased prevalence of PTSD symptoms when compared with other general nurses. These results may increase awareness of these symptoms in nurses and lead to future interventions that improve their mental health and job satisfaction and help retain ICU nurses in their profession.

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Stress and coping in Singaporean nurses: a literature review.

Joanne Lim, Fiona Bogossian, Kathy Ahern (2010)

Stress is ubiquitous in the nursing profession and is also prevalent in Asian countries, particularly the "four tigers of Asia": Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea. Based on the theoretical framework of Lazarus and Folkman (1984), the present review of the nursing literature aims to identify sources and effects of stress in Singaporean nurses and the coping strategies they use. Nurses reported major stressors including shortage of staff, high work demands and conflict at work. Common coping strategies included problem orientation, social support and relaxation techniques. Several studies reported nurses' intent to leave the profession. Recommendations to minimize the impact of stress include in-service programs to facilitate a problem-solving approach to resolving work-related issues such as conflict. Relaxation therapy and debriefing sessions may also help in reducing negative effects of work stressors. Finally, nurses' emotional coping can be enhanced by strengthening sources of social support, particularly from family.

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A stress-coping model of mental illness stigma: II. Emotional stress responses, coping behavior and outcome.

Susan Corrigan, Manfred Olschewski, Nicolas Rüsch … (2009)

Stigma can be a major stressor for people with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, leading to emotional stress reactions and cognitive coping responses. Stigma is appraised as a stressor if perceived stigma-related harm exceeds an individual's perceived coping resources. It is unclear, however, how people with mental illness react to stigma stress and how that affects outcomes such as self-esteem, hopelessness and social performance. The cognitive appraisal of stigma stress as well as emotional stress reactions (social anxiety, shame) and cognitive coping responses were assessed by self-report among 85 people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective or affective disorders. In addition to self-directed outcomes (self-esteem, hopelessness), social interaction with majority outgroup members was assessed by a standardized role-play test and a seating distance measure. High stigma stress was associated with increased social anxiety and shame, but not with cognitive coping responses. Social anxiety and shame predicted lower self-esteem and more hopelessness, but not social performance or seating distance. Hopelessness was associated with the coping mechanisms of devaluing work/education and of blaming discrimination for failures. The coping mechanism of ingroup comparisons predicted poorer social performance and increased seating distance. The cognitive appraisal of stigma-related stress, emotional stress reactions and coping responses may add to our understanding of how stigma affects people with mental illness. Trade-offs between different stress reactions can explain why stress reactions predicted largely negative outcomes. Emotional stress reactions and dysfunctional coping could be useful targets for interventions aiming to reduce the negative impact of stigma on people with mental illness.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res

Journal ID (publisher-id): IJNMR

Title: Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research

Publisher: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )

ISSN (Print): 1735-9066

ISSN (Electronic): 2228-5504

Publication date (Print): Sep-Oct 2012

Volume: 17

Issue: 6

Pages: 421-424

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[1]Department of Psychiatry Nursing, MS Psychiatry Nursing, Faculty Member, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

[1 ]Student of. MS Psychiatry Nursing, Department of Psychiatry Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

[2 ]MS Psychiatry Nursing, Member of Nursing and Midwifery Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

[3 ]BS in Physical Education, Yoga Professional Teacher, Isfahan, Iran

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Address for correspondence: Mr. Tayebeh Mehrabi, Department of Psychiatry Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: mehrabi@ 123456nm.mui.ac.ir

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Publisher ID: IJNMR-17-421

PMC ID: 3733286

PubMed ID: 23922582

SO-VID: f7f0404a-010a-4f02-9065-a23e127c6414

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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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A stress-coping model of mental illness stigma: II. Emotional stress responses, coping behavior and outcome.

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