Relationship of Frequent Mantram Repetition to Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being in Healthcare Workers

Background: Healthcare workers report high levels of stress in the workplace. To determine how to reduce stress, the authors examined the effectiveness of frequently repeating a mantram (a word with spiritual meaning) on emotional and spiritual well-being. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used...

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Published in:The Journal of continuing education in nursing 2006-09, Vol.37 (5), p.218-224
Main Authors: Bormann, Jill E, Becker, Sheryl, Gershwin, Madeline, Kelly, Ann, Pada, Laureen, Smith, Tom L, Gifford, Allen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Attitude of Health Personnel
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Burnout, Professional - psychology
California
Continuing education
Economic Research
Education
Education, Nursing, Continuing - organization & administration
Existentialism - psychology
Female
Health Services
Humans
Imagery
Intervention
Male
Medical personnel
Meditation
Mental Health
Metacognition
Middle Aged
Negative Attitudes
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Research
Occupational Health
Personnel, Hospital - education
Personnel, Hospital - psychology
Physiology
Pretests Posttests
Program Evaluation
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Relaxation Therapy - education
Relaxation Training
Religion and Psychology
Repetition
Self Care - methods
Self Care - psychology
Spirituality
Stress
Stress Management
Stress response
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workers
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Summary:Background: Healthcare workers report high levels of stress in the workplace. To determine how to reduce stress, the authors examined the effectiveness of frequently repeating a mantram (a word with spiritual meaning) on emotional and spiritual well-being. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to measure stress, state/trait anxiety and anger, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in a convenience sample (A pretest–posttest design was used to measure stress, state/trait anxiety and anger, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in a convenience sample ( N = 42) of hospital workers completing a mantram intervention program. Results: Significant improvements were found in stress (Significant improvements were found in stress ( p < .001), trait-anxiety ( p = .002), trait-anger ( p = .02), quality of life ( p = .001), and spiritual well-being ( p = .003). When examining the effects of mantram practice, trait-anxiety and religious and spiritual well-being were significant ( p < .05). Conclusion: Improvements in emotional and spiritual well-being may be mediated by frequent mantram repetition.
ISSN:0022-0124
1938-2472
DOI:10.3928/00220124-20060901-02