Influence of Yoga exercise on the work stress and coping styles of operating room nurses

Abstract

Objective To explore the influence of Yoga exercise on the work stress and coping styles of operating room nurses. Methods A total of 77 nurses were selected working in the operating room of our hospital, and all the nurses were randomly divided into observation group (38 cases) and the control group (39 cases). The nurses of observation group did Yoga exercise regularly, while the nurses of control group did not make any Yoga workout regularly. We used psychological stress scale (CPSS) to assess anxiety of two groups nurses before and after the intervention, and investigated every nurse′s pressure coping style respectively before and after care. Results Pressure improvement mark in the observation group had been greatly improved after Yoga exercise intervention (16.203±4.218), while it was (3.127±1.037) in the control group with statistical significance (t=3.012, P<0.05); the improvement of anxiety in the observation group was significantly better than that of the control groups, the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05); the stress coping style of observation group were obvious improved after the intervention compared with that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions Yoga exercises can improve the working stress and coping operating room nurses effectively. Key words: Yoga excises; Operating room nurse; working stress