Cargando…
Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for healthcare globally, the brunt of which has been borne by the health care providers (HCPs). These challenges are felt more keenly in India, as they stretch an insufficiently resourced healthcare system. The long hours, cross...
Autores principales: | , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
SAGE Publications
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7876755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33623726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2164956120982956 |
_version_ | 1783650031446786048 |
---|---|
author | Kanchibhotla, Divya Saisudha, Bharathi Ramrakhyani, Somya Mehta, Darshan H |
author_facet | Kanchibhotla, Divya Saisudha, Bharathi Ramrakhyani, Somya Mehta, Darshan H |
author_sort | Kanchibhotla, Divya |
collection | PubMed |
description | BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for healthcare globally, the brunt of which has been borne by the health care providers (HCPs). These challenges are felt more keenly in India, as they stretch an insufficiently resourced healthcare system. The long hours, cross over of responsibilities, lack of resources to adequately care for patients, and concerns around safety of self and loves ones, have led to a spike in anxiety, depression, insomnia and other stress – related disorders in healthcare providers. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a mind-body intervention that has been studied in multiple clinical populations. Prior to this study, there has been no exploration of the impact of SKY on healthcare providers, specifically the impact of a mind-body intervention like SKY on HCPs during a pandemic. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the impact of SKY on the well-being of HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We conducted a pilot feasibility study with a single arm pre-post design. SKY was taught to participants in a 4-day online breath and meditation workshop. We measured outcomes related to depression, anxiety, resilience, life satisfaction, and quality of sleep. RESULTS: Ninety-two subjects completed the study survey before and after the intervention. A significant reduction was observed in the levels of stress, anxiety and depression immediately after the program. In addition, the participants reported sig1nificant improvement in life satisfaction, resilience, and the quality of their sleep. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that SKY breathing technique had a positive impact on the well-being of healthcare professionals during the pandemic. Participants experienced improved quality of sleep, enhanced satisfaction with life, and increased resilience after SKY. This pilot study provides important data for future multi-site randomized controlled trials to study the impact of yogic techniques on well-being of the HCPs. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-7876755 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | SAGE Publications |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-78767552021-02-22 Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic Kanchibhotla, Divya Saisudha, Bharathi Ramrakhyani, Somya Mehta, Darshan H Glob Adv Health Med Ayurvedic Medicine’s Role in Global Health BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for healthcare globally, the brunt of which has been borne by the health care providers (HCPs). These challenges are felt more keenly in India, as they stretch an insufficiently resourced healthcare system. The long hours, cross over of responsibilities, lack of resources to adequately care for patients, and concerns around safety of self and loves ones, have led to a spike in anxiety, depression, insomnia and other stress – related disorders in healthcare providers. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a mind-body intervention that has been studied in multiple clinical populations. Prior to this study, there has been no exploration of the impact of SKY on healthcare providers, specifically the impact of a mind-body intervention like SKY on HCPs during a pandemic. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the impact of SKY on the well-being of HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We conducted a pilot feasibility study with a single arm pre-post design. SKY was taught to participants in a 4-day online breath and meditation workshop. We measured outcomes related to depression, anxiety, resilience, life satisfaction, and quality of sleep. RESULTS: Ninety-two subjects completed the study survey before and after the intervention. A significant reduction was observed in the levels of stress, anxiety and depression immediately after the program. In addition, the participants reported sig1nificant improvement in life satisfaction, resilience, and the quality of their sleep. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that SKY breathing technique had a positive impact on the well-being of healthcare professionals during the pandemic. Participants experienced improved quality of sleep, enhanced satisfaction with life, and increased resilience after SKY. This pilot study provides important data for future multi-site randomized controlled trials to study the impact of yogic techniques on well-being of the HCPs. SAGE Publications 2021-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7876755/ /pubmed/33623726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2164956120982956 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Ayurvedic Medicine’s Role in Global Health Kanchibhotla, Divya Saisudha, Bharathi Ramrakhyani, Somya Mehta, Darshan H Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare
Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare
Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare
Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare
Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Impact of a Yogic Breathing Technique on the Well-Being of Healthcare
Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | impact of a yogic breathing technique on the well-being of healthcare
professionals during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Ayurvedic Medicine’s Role in Global Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7876755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33623726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2164956120982956 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT kanchibhotladivya impactofayogicbreathingtechniqueonthewellbeingofhealthcareprofessionalsduringthecovid19pandemic AT saisudhabharathi impactofayogicbreathingtechniqueonthewellbeingofhealthcareprofessionalsduringthecovid19pandemic AT ramrakhyanisomya impactofayogicbreathingtechniqueonthewellbeingofhealthcareprofessionalsduringthecovid19pandemic AT mehtadarshanh impactofayogicbreathingtechniqueonthewellbeingofhealthcareprofessionalsduringthecovid19pandemic |