Impact of a short yoga intervention on medical students' health: A pilot study
Impact of a short yoga intervention on medical students' health: A pilot study
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DOI：
10.3109/01421590902874063
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
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影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Henry, Melissa
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作者：
Simard, Andree-Anne;Henry, Melissa
背景：医学生在本科培训早期经常会经历显着的困扰。目的：我们旨在展示简短的结构化瑜伽干预对医学生的影响。方法：14 名一年级医学生参加了为期 16 周的瑜伽干预试点研究。学生在基线、干预中期和研究结束时完成了问卷调查。结果：学生报告干预后整体健康状况、感知压力和抑郁症状有所改善。结论：瑜伽干预可能有效减轻医学生的压力并改善总体幸福感。
Background: Medical students often experience significant distress early-on in undergraduate training.Aims: We aimed to demonstrate the impact of a brief structured yoga intervention on medical students.Method: Fourteen first-year medical students participated in a 16-week yoga intervention pilot study. Students completed questionnaires at baseline, mid-intervention and end of the study.Results: The students reported improvements in overall health, perceived stress and depressive symptoms following the intervention.Conclusions: A yoga intervention may be effective in decreasing stress and improving general well-being in medical students.