The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study

BACKGROUND: Healthcare staff in modern metropolitan settings face higher rates of burnout characterized by emotional stress and difficulty coping with not only building work pressure but also balancing personal life stress. The aim of this pilot study was to see the impact of a yogic lifestyle, inco...

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Autores principales: Beri, Kavita, Menon, Vidya, Guzman, Edgardo, Chapa, Claudia, Patel, Raxa, Shariff, Masood A, Kasubhai, Moiz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Science Ltd 2020
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Preliminary Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670602
http://dx.doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2019-0154
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author Beri, Kavita
Menon, Vidya
Guzman, Edgardo
Chapa, Claudia
Patel, Raxa
Shariff, Masood A
Kasubhai, Moiz
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description BACKGROUND: Healthcare staff in modern metropolitan settings face higher rates of burnout characterized by emotional stress and difficulty coping with not only building work pressure but also balancing personal life stress. The aim of this pilot study was to see the impact of a yogic lifestyle, incorporating diet, exercise and mindfulness activities based on tantra yoga. MATERIALS & METHODS: Fifteen participants were recruited and completed three or more of the interventions. RESULTS: The 4-week pilot study showed increased self-compassion and decreased stress among the participants.
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spelling pubmed-73510842020-07-14 The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study Beri, Kavita Menon, Vidya Guzman, Edgardo Chapa, Claudia Patel, Raxa Shariff, Masood A Kasubhai, Moiz Future Sci OA Preliminary Communication BACKGROUND: Healthcare staff in modern metropolitan settings face higher rates of burnout characterized by emotional stress and difficulty coping with not only building work pressure but also balancing personal life stress. The aim of this pilot study was to see the impact of a yogic lifestyle, incorporating diet, exercise and mindfulness activities based on tantra yoga. MATERIALS & METHODS: Fifteen participants were recruited and completed three or more of the interventions. RESULTS: The 4-week pilot study showed increased self-compassion and decreased stress among the participants. Future Science Ltd 2020-05-27 /pmc/articles/PMC7351084/ /pubmed/32670602 http://dx.doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2019-0154 Text en © 2020 Kavita Beri This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Beri, Kavita
Menon, Vidya
Guzman, Edgardo
Chapa, Claudia
Patel, Raxa
Shariff, Masood A
Kasubhai, Moiz
The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study
title The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study
title_full The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study
title_fullStr The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study
title_short The effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study
title_sort effect of living a ‘yogic lifestyle’ on stress response and self-image in healthcare professionals: a pilot study
topic Preliminary Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670602
http://dx.doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2019-0154
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