Workforce resilience supporting staff in managing stress: A coherent breathing intervention for the long‐term care workforce

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 753 - 766
• Main Authors: DeGraves, Brittany S., Titley, Heather, Duan, Yinfei, Thorne, Trina E., Banerjee, Sube, Ginsburg, Liane, Salma, Jordana, Hegadoren, Kathleen, Angel, Cybele, Keefe, Janice, Lanius, Ruth, Estabrooks, Carole A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anxiety; coherent breathing; COVID-19; Feedback; healthcare aide; Insomnia; long‐term care; Mental depression; mental health; Older people; Questionnaires; Sleep disorders; staff well‐being; Statistical analysis; Stress; staff well-being; coherent breathing; mental health; healthcare aide; long-term care

Background Staff in long‐term care (LTC) homes have long‐standing stressors, such as short staffing and high workloads. These stressors increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic; better resources are needed to help staff manage stress and well‐being. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect...