Nurse-led mind-body relaxation intervention in prison: A multiperspective mixed-method evaluation.
Nurs Outlook
; 68(5): 637-646, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Mind-body relaxation techniques are complementary or alternative to medication to manage high stress and anxiety levels in prisons.PURPOSE:
To assess the motivation to attend and perceived benefits of a nurse-led group relaxation intervention in prison, investigate the experience of participants, prison officers, and health professionals, and identify improvements.METHOD:
Exploratory study was conducted in a post-trial facility in Switzerland using a multiperspective convergent parallel mixed method drawing from participatory action research principles.FINDINGS:
Reasons for attendance included back problems, mental tension, physical fitness, relaxation, and sleep problems. Perceived benefits comprised autonomy in self-practice, decreased physical tensions and anxiety, and improvement of sleep and physical fitness. Qualitative findings converged highlighting the importance of body-centering, relaxation as an alternative to medication, negative representations about relaxation sessions (useless, effeminate), and recommendations for improvement, including audio-visual support for self-practice.DISCUSSION:
Long-standing mind-body relaxation interventions led by nurses in groups may offer participants a beneficial and operationally feasible complement to stress management in prisons.Palavras-chave
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Bases de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Prisões
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Terapias Mente-Corpo
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Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem
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Motivação
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Outlook
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
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