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The Effects of the Relaxation Response on Nurses’ Level of Anxiety, Depression, Well-Being, Work-Related Stress, and Confidence to Teach Patients.
- Source :
- Journal of Holistic Nursing; Dec2017, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p318-327, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was threefold: to teach nurses the Relaxation Response (RR), a relaxation technique created by Benson; to measure the effects of the RR on nurses’ levels of anxiety, depression, well-being, and work-related stress; and to explore nurses’ confidence in teaching their patients the RR.Design: A wait-list, randomized-control quantitative study design was used. Method: Nurses in the intervention group were trained on the benefits and the technique of the RR and were then asked to practice the RR over an 8-week period. Findings: No statistical significance was found in nurses’ reported level of anxiety, depression, well-being, and work-related stress. However, the nurses reported greater confidence in teaching this technique to patients (p < .001). Conclusion: As a strategy for self-care in the workplace, nurses were receptive to learning the RR and reported confidence in using this strategy for their patients. Larger studies may reveal more significant reductions in workplace stress and anxiety for nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANXIETY treatment
MENTAL depression
THERAPEUTICS
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
ANALYSIS of variance
PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout
CONFIDENCE
HOLISTIC nursing
JOB stress
LABOR turnover
NURSES
NURSING models
PATIENT education
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
RESEARCH funding
SELF-evaluation
T-test (Statistics)
PILOT projects
QUANTITATIVE research
WELL-being
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
REPEATED measures design
RELAXATION techniques
DATA analysis software
STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory
MINDFULNESS
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SECONDARY traumatic stress
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08980101
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Holistic Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126408026
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010117719207