Exercise studies in nurses often reported better psychological well-being
A narrative review found that most included studies reported improvements in stress, burnout, anxiety or well-being. The abstract does not quantify improvements or describe the comparison groups.
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The 30-second takeaway
Most studies in this review reported better stress, burnout, anxiety or psychological well-being outcomes following exercise-related interventions for nurses. The pattern appeared particularly in structured programs with repeated sessions and high participation. However, the abstract does not provide comparison details or effect estimates, so it cannot establish how large or reliable the improvements were.
The abstract supplies no effect sizes, control-group details or results of the study-quality assessment. It therefore cannot establish comparative effectiveness, identify a best program or show that the reported improvements were caused by exercise.
How the evidence was summarized
Researchers searched for studies involving nurses and exercise-related interventions, assessed study quality and summarized findings in words. This narrative approach reports patterns across studies without supplying a pooled estimate of improvement.
Program features and uncertainty
Structured programs, repeated sessions and high adherence appeared alongside favorable results. Adherence means participants followed the program. The abstract does not show that these features independently produced better outcomes or separate their contributions from other study differences.
The original publication
Systematic Review of Exercise Interventions to Enhance the Psychological Well-Being of Nurses.
Wei H, Franco H, Cao Y et al.
J Contin Educ Nurs · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40749210
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