Yoga-Based Breathing Techniques for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Interests, Feasibility, and Acceptance

Narayanan, Santhosshi; Tennison, Jegy M.; Cohen, Lorenzo; Urso, Catherine; Subramaniam, Bala; Bruera, Éduardo

doi:10.1089/acm.2020.0536

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“…On the full-text screening, fifteen non-clinical studies [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ], four non-intervention studies [ 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 ], three generic studies [ 44 , 45 , 46 ], five studies not using MBMs [ 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ], and one not presenting evaluation results [ 52 ] were excluded. Ultimately, this review included 18 studies [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ] ( Figure 1 ).…”

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“…Among the included studies, 16 [ 53 , 54 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70 ] were published articles and 2 [ 55 , 67 ] were conference abstracts. Researchers from nine countries conducted these studies, and the study conducted in the United States was the most common, with six studies [ 54 , 55 , 59 , 60 , 63 , 68 ], followed by India with three studies [ 56 , 57 , 69 ]. Among the included studies, five were RCTs [ 58 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 ], four were CCTs [ 57 , 59 , 62 , 70 ], and the remaining ten were before-after studies [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 60 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 67 ].…”

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“…Researchers from nine countries conducted these studies, and the study conducted in the United States was the most common, with six studies [ 54 , 55 , 59 , 60 , 63 , 68 ], followed by India with three studies [ 56 , 57 , 69 ]. Among the included studies, five were RCTs [ 58 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 ], four were CCTs [ 57 , 59 , 62 , 70 ], and the remaining ten were before-after studies [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 60 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 67 ]. Except for one study [ 69 ], the types of HCWs in the included subjects were all described.…”

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Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Kwon

Lee

2022

Healthcare

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Healthcare workers (HCWs) have suffered physical and psychological threats since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mind-body modalities (MBMs) can reduce the long-term adverse health effects associated with COVID-specific chronic stress. This systematic review aims to investigate the role of MBMs in managing the mental health of HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. A comprehensive search was conducted using 6 electronic databases, resulting in 18 clinical studies from 2019 to September 2021. Meta-analysis showed that MBMs significantly improved the perceived stress of HCWs (standardized mean difference, −0.37; 95% confidence intervals, −0.53 to −0.21). In addition, some MBMs had significant positive effects on psychological trauma, burnout, insomnia, anxiety, depression, self-compassion, mindfulness, quality of life, resilience, and well-being, but not psychological trauma and self-efficacy of HCWs. This review provides data supporting the potential of some MBMs to improve the mental health of HCWs during COVID-19. However, owing to poor methodological quality and heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes of the included studies, further high-quality clinical trials are needed on this topic in the future.

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Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Kwon

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2022

Healthcare

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“…Recently, due to COVID-19, some hospitals have reportedly introduced mind-body modalities to improve the mental health of frontline HCWs, including perceived stress [15,16]. Moreover, mind-body modalities are generally considered safe and can also be delivered non-face-to-face in combination with information and communications technology (ICT), making them a promising mental health improvement strategy in the COVID-19 era [17].…”

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A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Kwon

Lee

2021

Healthcare

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become an unprecedented threat to humanity worldwide, including healthcare workers (HCWs). Mind–body modalities have been used to improve the mental health, well-being, quality of life, and physical health of clinical and general populations, and may also be used to improve the mental health of HCWs during COVID-19. The objective of this review is to analyze the effectiveness of mind–body modalities for the mental health of HCWs in the COVID-19 era. Six electronic bibliographic databases were comprehensively searched to find intervention studies using mind–body modalities, including meditation, mindfulness-based intervention, autogenic training, yoga, tai chi, qigong, breathing exercise, music therapy, guided imagery, biofeedback, prayer, and faith-based techniques for HCWs. All intervention studies conducted from December 2019 to August 2021 will be included. Quality assessment will be performed according to study type, and Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk of Bias tool will be used for randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs). If sufficient homogeneous data from RCTs exist, a meta-analysis will be performed. Dichotomous data and continuous data are presented as risk ratios and mean differences with their 95% confidence intervals, respectively. The results of this systematic review will be disseminated through the publication of a manuscript in a peer-reviewed journal or by presentation at a conference.

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Effect of pranayama on perceived stress, well‐being and quality of life of frontline healthcare professionals on COVID‐19 duty: A quasi‐randomised clinical trial

Sarwal,

Dhamija,

Jain

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Int J Psychol

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Healthcare professionals (HCPs) had to perform their duties under extremely trying circumstances during the COVID‐19 pandemic. High expectations further increased HCP's stress, which had an adverse impact on their mental health. The present quasi‐randomised clinical trial examined how a specially designed pranayama regimen practised for 4 weeks affected the mental health of frontline, exposed HCPs in terms of perceived stress, wellness and quality of life. A total of 280 frontline HCPs on COVID‐19 duties in five public hospitals of Delhi, India participated in this study. The intervention (n = 123) and control (n = 127) groups were alternately allocated. Data on perceived, self‐reported mental health of HCPs were collected at baseline and post‐test at the end‐line (after 28 days of practice). We report that the intervention group (n = 123) had a substantial lower perceived stress at post‐test at the end‐line in comparison to the control group (n = 127, p‐value: .028). Their overall WHO Quality‐of‐Life score also improved, of which the score on psychological domain increased significantly (p‐value: .019). Accordingly, we conclude that a 28‐day practice of the pranayama by the frontline HCPs in COVID‐19 hospitals significantly decreased their level of perceived stress and enhanced their psychological quality of life.

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Yoga-Based Breathing Techniques for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Interests, Feasibility, and Acceptance

Cited by 18 publications

References 11 publications

Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Effect of pranayama on perceived stress, well‐being and quality of life of frontline healthcare professionals on COVID‐19 duty: A quasi‐randomised clinical trial

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