Yoga for Health and Well-Being in Nursing Students: An Integrative Review
Background:
Undergraduate nursing students currently face unprecedented challenges and experience suboptimal health and well-being. Transformative changes are necessary within nursing education curricula. This integrative review describes the current literature on yoga for health and well-being in nursing education for use by educators.
Method:
The framework by Whittemore and Knafl guided this review. The electronic database search included CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, ProQuest, PubMed, and Scopus.
Results:
Seventeen articles were identified for inclusion.
Conclusion:
This review provides important strategies for nursing educators to use to improve the health and well-being of undergraduate nursing students. Yoga is a feasible, evidence-based intervention that can be implemented to support students and meet recommendations set forth by nursing organizations. Findings also indicate yoga is an effective tool for promoting positive changes in this population. There are opportunities for educators to further explore the benefits of yoga for those entrusted with the profession's future. [.
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