Tai chi for workplace wellness: pilot feasibility study

Nursing staff report high levels of stress and burnout that are costly in terms of quality of care, personal wellness, and productivity.1 In a survey of 2,500 nurses, approximately 75% of respondents reported working with some pain; nearly 1 in 5 also reported depressive symptoms.2 Stress-related pain and depression reduces productivity and increases medical errors.3 In addition, nurse-reported productivity loss (presenteeism) is estimated to be $14,339 annually per nurse. Extrapolated nationally, this productivity loss equals $22.7 billion/year.

Source: Explore - August 25, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: B. Steinberg, L. Bartimole, D. Habash, M.A. Fristad Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research