The Effectiveness and Safety of Mind-Body Modalities for Mental Health of Nurses in Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review

Su-Eun Jung, Da-Jung Ha, Jung-Hyun Park, Boram Lee, Myo-Sung Kim, Kyo-Lin Sim, Yung-Hyun Choi and Chan-Young Kwon
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Su-Eun Jung: Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Korea
Da-Jung Ha: Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Korea
Jung-Hyun Park: Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Korea
Boram Lee: Clinical Research Coordinating Team, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea
Myo-Sung Kim: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Healthcare Sciences & Human Ecology, Dong-eui University, Busan 47340, Korea
Kyo-Lin Sim: Department of Music, Graduate School, Pyeongtaek University, Pyeongtaeksi 17869, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Yung-Hyun Choi: Department of Biochemistry, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Korea
Chan-Young Kwon: Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-21

Abstract: The mental health of nurses including burnout is an important issue. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate whether mind-body modalities improve burnout and other mental health aspects of nurses. A comprehensive search was conducted using six electronic databases. Randomized controlled trials using mind-body modalities on the mental health of nurses, up to January 2021, were included. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Seventeen studies were included in the review. Data on mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and yoga were available for burnout, and there was no evidence that multimodal resilience programs including MBIs statistically significantly improved burnout levels compared to no intervention or active control groups. However, one study reported that yoga could significantly improve emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, which are subscales of burnout, compared to usual care. In addition, the effects of MBIs, relaxation, yoga, and music on various mental health outcomes and stress-related symptoms have been reported. In conclusion, there was some evidence that yoga was helpful for improvement in burnout of nurses. However, due to the heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes of the studies included, further high-quality clinical trials are needed on this topic in the future.

Keywords: nurse; mental health; burnout; mind-body medicines; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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