Saturday, August 8, 2009

Meditation in the Workplace May Help Reduce Nurse Stress

Providing nurses and other staff with yoga and meditation in the workplace could reduce stress levels and improve sleep quality, suggest US researchers.


They piloted a six-week stress reduction programme, which was designed for office workers to fit into break times so as not to impose on either work or home time.

The study involved 48 subjects, half of whom attended one-hour weekly yoga and discussion sessions during their lunch break, as well as meditating for 20 minutes per day at their desks. The remainder acted as controls. (More)

Source: Nursing Times

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