Online yoga programme for resident physicians in Quebec: an evaluation of feasibility and impact on mental health.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the feasibility of the Bali Yoga Programme for Residents (PYB-R), an 8-week virtual yoga-based intervention and determine its impact on the mental health of resident physicians.

Design

Single-group repeated measures study.

Setting

Associations from the four postgraduate medical education programmes in Québec, Canada.

Participants

Overall, 55 resident physicians were recruited to participate of which 53 (96.4%) completed the assessment pre-PYB-R. The postintervention assessment was completed by 43 residents (78.2%) and 39 (70.9%) completed all phases (including 3-month follow-up). Most were in their first year (43.4%) or second year (32.1%) of residency. The majority were female (81.1%) with a mean age of 28±3.6 years.

Primary and secon

SUBMITTER: Belisle MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407212 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature