An Intervention to Enhance Mental and Physical Health of Nursing Students

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dc.contributor.advisorKing-Shier, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorCiezar Andersen, Sylwia
dc.contributor.committeememberWhite, Deborah
dc.contributor.committeememberCampbell, Tavis
dc.date2022-11
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-13T18:33:00Z
dc.date.available2022-09-13T18:33:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractNursing students exhibit some of the highest symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress relative to students in other health-related disciplines and to their counterparts outside of university. Up to 50% of nursing students are sedentary, compromising their physical health and exacerbating risk for musculoskeletal injury. Yoga has been associated with improved mental and physical health in a variety of populations. With the ORBIT Model as a guide to implementation, the first manuscript in this thesis consists of a systematic review exploring existing evidence of the effectiveness of yoga interventions for healthcare professionals and students (design phase, Phase I). This evidence was then used to plan and optimize protocol details for Phases IIa and IIb. The process of undertaking a web-based yoga intervention was explored in a proof-of-concept study (Phase II a). After protocol refinement, a pilot study was conducted (Phase II b), and is described in the second manuscript. All 68 participants who completed the pilot study exhibited a significant decrease in symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and improved self-compassion and core endurance scores. While significant mental and physical health benefits following yoga intervention were demonstrated in this sample, 44% attrition rates were encountered during the course of the pilot study. Thus, retention challenges were explored and recommendations for further refinement and protocol optimization were the focus of the third manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCiezar Andersen, S. (2022). An intervention to enhance mental and physical health of nursing students (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115217
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40236
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyNursingen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectnursing studentsen_US
dc.subjectphysical healthen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectyogaen_US
dc.subject.classificationMental Healthen_US
dc.subject.classificationNursingen_US
dc.titleAn Intervention to Enhance Mental and Physical Health of Nursing Studentsen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
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