Increasing awareness and promoting the use of yoga for inpatients with major depressive disorder: An inservice program for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners
Title
Increasing awareness and promoting the use of yoga for inpatients with major depressive disorder: An inservice program for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners
Creator
Ward, Patricia
Description
Ward, Patricia
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disease that causes changes in mood, thoughts, behavior, and physical health (Fekadu et al., 2016). Consequently, it can predict greater disability and contribute to homelessness (Nishio et al., 2017). About 80% of adults with MDD report at least some difficulty with work, home or social activities (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS], 2018). Non-traditional approaches for the treatment of this disease are urgently needed as traditional treatments are not effective for all patients, take a long time to work, and are not well-tolerated in many cases (Riveros et al., 2022) Yoga—a non-traditional approach to treating MDD--consists of multicomponent mind-body practices, including physical postures and movement, breathing exercises, relaxation, and mindfulness and meditation (de Manincor et al., 2015). Many psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) can safely prescribe pharmacologic agents but are unaware of the benefits of yoga particularly for inpatients with MDD. The purpose of this project was to develop an educational in-service for PMHNPs to increase their awareness and promote the use of yoga for these patients. The project is the first of a three-phase research project. Phase one (presented in this capstone) includes development of teaching documents. Phase two includes implementation of the in-service and measurement of the impact it had on the PMHNP’s decision to use yoga in the future. Phase three focuses on measuring the patient’s overall use of yoga and their outcomes. Keywords: major depressive disorder, MDD, yoga, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, PMHNPs
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disease that causes changes in mood, thoughts, behavior, and physical health (Fekadu et al., 2016). Consequently, it can predict greater disability and contribute to homelessness (Nishio et al., 2017). About 80% of adults with MDD report at least some difficulty with work, home or social activities (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS], 2018). Non-traditional approaches for the treatment of this disease are urgently needed as traditional treatments are not effective for all patients, take a long time to work, and are not well-tolerated in many cases (Riveros et al., 2022) Yoga—a non-traditional approach to treating MDD--consists of multicomponent mind-body practices, including physical postures and movement, breathing exercises, relaxation, and mindfulness and meditation (de Manincor et al., 2015). Many psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) can safely prescribe pharmacologic agents but are unaware of the benefits of yoga particularly for inpatients with MDD. The purpose of this project was to develop an educational in-service for PMHNPs to increase their awareness and promote the use of yoga for these patients. The project is the first of a three-phase research project. Phase one (presented in this capstone) includes development of teaching documents. Phase two includes implementation of the in-service and measurement of the impact it had on the PMHNP’s decision to use yoga in the future. Phase three focuses on measuring the patient’s overall use of yoga and their outcomes. Keywords: major depressive disorder, MDD, yoga, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, PMHNPs
Date
2023
Publisher
Alverno College
Extent
80 pages
Language
English
Format
PDF
Type
Text
Capstone Project
Subject
Depression, Mental--Treatment
Yoga
Major depressive disorder
MDD
Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners
PMHNPs
Rights
These materials may be used by individuals and libraries for personal use, research, teaching (including distribution to classes), or for any fair use as defined by U.S. Copyright Law.
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Citation
Ward, Patricia, “Increasing awareness and promoting the use of yoga for inpatients with major depressive disorder: An inservice program for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners,” Alverno College Library Digital Commons, accessed May 15, 2024, https://alverno.omeka.net/items/show/846.