These positive findings warrant validation in larger, controlled studies to extend the understanding of how breath-centered Mind-body Medicine practices could mitigate adverse effects of stress.Turn left and open the treasure chest-like box to find your creepy teddy bear companion. These results are consistent with the hypothesized mechanisms of action whereby voluntarily regulated breathing exercises change interoceptive messaging to brain regulatory networks that shift psychophysiological states of distress and defense to states of calmness and connection. More than 60% of participants reported moderate to very strong improvements in 22 indicators of psychophysiological state, e.g., tension, mood, sleep, mental focus, anger, connectedness, awareness, hopefulness, and empathy. EFI Revitalization and Tranquility scores significantly improved. Conclusions: Among RISE NI healthcare workers affected by COVID-related stress, participation in the BBMIC significantly reduced scores for Perceived Stress, Stress Overload, and Exhaustion. EFI mean subscale scores improved significantly from T1 to T2 and T3 for Revitalization (p < 0.001) Exhaustion (p < 0.002) and Tranquility (p < 0.001) but not Engagement (p < 0.289). The SOS-S proportion of High Risk scores found in 22/29 participants (T1), dropped to 7/29 (T3). SOS-S mean score declined from 10.7(T1) to 9.7 at 6-week post-test (T3). Results: Baseline (T1) mean PSS score was significantly elevated compared to a normative sample: PSS = 18.2 vs 13.7 (p < 0.001) and improved significantly 11 weeks post-BBMIC (T4). Following the online BBMIC 4 hours/day for 3 days and the 6-week solo (20 min/day) and group practice (45-minute weekly), repeat testing plus the Indicators of Psychophysiological State (IPSS) and Program Evaluation were obtained. Methods: In this single group study, a convenience sample of 39 female healthcare workers completed informed consent and baseline measures: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Stress Overload Scale-Short (SOS-S), and Exercise-Induced Feelings Inventory (EFI).
Objectives: 1) Evaluate the effects of the Breath-Body-Mind Introductory Course (BBMIC) on COVID-related stress among employees of the Regional Integrated Support for Education, Northern Ireland 2) Reduce the risk of adverse effects from COVID-related stress and 3) Evaluate the effects of BBMIC on indicators of psychophysiological states and the consistency with hypothesized mechanisms of action. You just subscribed to receive the final version of the articleīackground: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers endured prolonged stress affecting their psychological well-being.
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