Determining the effect of yoga on job satisfaction and burnout of nurse academicians
Abstract
Purpose
This study was conducted to determine the effect of yoga on burnout and job satisfaction of nursing academicians.
Design and Methods
The research is an experimental clinical trial conducted as pretest–posttest with control groups between March and August 2019 in a Nursing Faculty. Participants in the experimental group were given yoga practice (n = 33) twice a week for 8 weeks. Data were collected by using MBI and MSQ.
Findings
The experimental group's mean posttest Personal Achievement, Extrinsic Satisfaction and General Satisfaction scores were higher than that of control group participants, and a highly significant difference was found between the groups.
Practice implications
Yoga practice is effective in reducing the burnout and increasing job satisfaction of nursing academicians.
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.