فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Student nurses’ experience of stress while enrolled in educational programs iswell‑documented; however, complementary and alternative therapies to alleviate or prevent nursingprogram‑related stressors are not. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a yogaintervention on stress, self‑compassion, and quality of life in undergraduate nursing students.METHODS: Seventy‑three undergraduate nursing students participated in this two‑group,quasi‑experimental, repeated‑measures, study. Students self‑selected participation in a one‑houryoga class, offered each week for 12 weeks, and completed Stress, Self‑Compassion, and QOLscales at baseline, week 6, and week 12. Information on intervention participation and yoga practiceoutside the intervention was also solicited. Descriptive statistics and mixed‑model analysis of variancewere used to analyze the data.RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between groups over time on perceivedstress or QOL. There were statistically significant differences between groups on self‑kindness(F3, 69 = 3.86, P = 0.013).CONCLUSIONS: Further research on the effects of yoga for stress reduction in nursing studentsusing randomized controlled trials is recommended.