using Yoga as a technique for reducing stress in ICU Nursing Professionals

Phase 2/3

Conditions: The subjects will be recruited from Intensive care unit and critical care unit of AIIMS based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Registration Number: CTRI/2018/04/013403

Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Nursing eternity is the most valuable assets of any hospital, whose individual performance affects the performance of the entire Hospital. One of the factors affecting performance in Hospitals is work place stress, which puts the Physical as well as psychological health of many Nursing Officers (NO) at risk. Psychological wellbeing underscores the close assembly between wellbeing at psychological aspects of our experience (e.g., our thoughts, emotions, and behavior) and our wider social experience (e.g., our relationships, traditions and culture). It is the combination of feeling good and functioning effectively. There are many psychological variables; mindfulness, self-compassion, empathy, resilience, and Interpersonal relationship which are easily influenced by stress and reduce the productivity.  Yoga is rooted in Indian philosophy and now has been found as a route to physical and mental wellbeing as a stress management intervention.Several studies have already demonstrated the stress reducing effects of yoga and meditation practices in nurses.The working condition of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses as compared to their counterparts is stressful thereby affecting their psychological wellbeing. As per the existing evidence available, this study will be one of the first studies trying to explore the effect of Yoga on stress and psychological wellbeing of ICU nurses working in a highly demanding working tertiary care center in India.

**Objectives:**

**Primary objective**

1. 1.      To evaluate the effect of yoga practices on the perceived stress levels and Quality of Life of the nurses posted in Intensive Care Units.

**Secondary objectives**

1. 1.      To evaluate the effect of yoga on burnout symptoms and self-efficacy of ICU, and CCU nurses using a burnout inventory and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE).

2. 2. To evaluate the effect of yoga on general metabolic parameters of ICU, and CCU nurses including Anthropological measurements (Weight, BMI, Hip and Waist ratio, mid arm circumference, skin-fold thickness), fasting and postprandial blood sugar, HbA1C, Lipid Profile, Thyroid Profile, Liver Function Test, Kidney Function Test, Mean Blood Pressure and serum cortisol.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Other

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1.Registered nursing officers and senior nursing officers working in Neurology ICU, Neurosurgery ICU, CTVS ICU and Main Hospital ICU and OTs will be recruited.
2.Willingness to participate.
3.Both gender 4.Age ranging from 25-50 years.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Nursing staff posted in Cardiology ICU and CCU.
2.NOs and SNOs who were diagnosed with severe musculoskeletal, neurological or psychiatric illness.
3.Those who receiving treatment for hormonal imbalance.
4.Subjects with recent surgical intervention and regularly practicing yoga will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Perceived stress scale	Pre and Post
2.Brookâ€™s Quality of Nursing Work Life Survey	Pre and Post

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Metabolic profile including Anthropological measurements (Weight, BMI, Hip and Waist ratio, mid arm circumference, skin-fold thickness), fasting and postprandial blood sugar, HbA1C, Lipid Profile, Thyroid Profile, Liver Function Test, Kidney Function Test, Mean Blood Pressure.	Pre and Post
General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)	Pre and Post
Burnout inventory	Pre and Post
Biological stress marker - â€œCortisolâ€	Pre and Post
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Yoga Questionnaire.	Pre and Post

Trial Locations

Locations (1): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
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South, DELHI, India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
🇮🇳South, DELHI, India
Gautam Sharma
Principal investigator
01126549326
drsharmagautam@gmail.com