Evaluating a group-based Yoga of Stress Resilience programme: a pragmatic before-after interventional study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rates of mental health illnesses and burnout are increasing internationally. Therapeutic yoga is increasingly used to improve and maintain physical, mental and emotional well-being and general health. This protocol describes a study to evaluate the effectiveness of an existing primary care group-based therapeutic yoga programme, the Yoga of Stress Resilience programme, which combines yoga and psychotherapeutic techniques, in improving mental health and decreasing burnout. Implementation factors will also be evaluated for potential scale-up.

Methods and analysis

A pragmatic before-after interventional trial design will be used to study changes in occupational participation and mental health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, burnout, functional impairment,

SUBMITTER: Alvarez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170620 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature