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Cruz, Yvonne V.. Implementation of a mindful movement of Qigong exercises as a stress management tool for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-1jrt-d369

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TitleImplementation of a mindful movement of Qigong exercises as a stress management tool for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic
NameCruz, Yvonne V. (author); Heider, Gerti (chair); Holly, Cheryl (member); Rutgers University; RBHS School of Nursing
Date Created2023
Other Date2023-01 (degree)
SubjectNursing, Qigong exercise, Stress management, Self-care
Extent68 pages : illustrations
DescriptionPurpose: To implement a mindfulness movement of Qigong exercises for stress reduction among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qigong is a simple self-care strategy for nurses to cope with their work environment and maintain stable psychological well-being.
Method: This quality improvement project occurred in a nursing professional organization represented by registered and advanced practice nurses in New Jersey. Participants were instructed to watch Qigong exercises via the YouTube video on their home computer for a 30-minute class at least once a week for four consecutive weeks. Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale survey and its two dimensions of helplessness and self-efficacy pre-and post-intervention. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the data.
Results: While 50 participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale, only nine, or 18%, completed the survey after four weeks of participating in the Qigong intervention. The means of the overall stress, helplessness, and self-efficacy dimensions of the Perceived Stress Scale from nine participants were not significantly different (p > .05), with a consistent score within the moderate level (30-32, or 60-64%). However, there was a pattern of reduction in the overall stress and helplessness dimension, which may be attributed to the Qigong intervention. The self-efficacy dimension results showed a minimal reduction which can be construed that the Qigong intervention has no effect in improving self-efficacy.
Implication for Practice: The study's findings were insignificant due to the small sample size. However, there may be a favorable clinical impact on the participants as there was a reduction in the overall stress and helplessness dimension scores. More rigorous research is needed with larger sample size.
NoteD.N.P.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-1jrt-d369
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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