Volume 58, Issue 1 pp. 404-410
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Determining the effect of yoga on job satisfaction and burnout of nurse academicians

Mehtap Kavurmaci PhD

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Mehtap Kavurmaci PhD

Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Correspondence Mehtap Kavurmaci, ​PhD, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum​ 25080, Turkey.

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Mehtap Tan PhD, RNI

Mehtap Tan PhD, RNI

Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

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Gülcan Bahcecioglu Turan PhD

Gülcan Bahcecioglu Turan PhD

Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

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First published: 30 April 2021
Citations: 8

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.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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