Effectiveness of a Nature Sport Program on Burnout Among Nursing Students: A Clinical Trial
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Background/Objectives: Academic burnout is an emerging problem among nursing students, characterized by emotional exhaustion, cynicism and reduced academic efficacy. Sport interventions have shown a positive effect on nurses as a preventive strategy against burnout. The aim was to evaluate effectiveness of a nature sport program in the levels of academic burnout in nursing students Methods: a randomized clinical trial was performed. The intervention was a 12-week a nature exercise program with two sessions each week. The main dependent variables were burnout (measured with MBI-SS), stress (measured with PSS) and anxiety and depression (measured with HADS). Results: sample size with n=50 in the control group and n=58 in the intervention group (81.81% response rate). After the intervention significant differences were found in emotional exhaustion (p<0.001), stress (p<0.05) and mean steps per day (p<0.001), with the mean values being lower in IG: emotional exhaustion (3.28 points) stress (2.85 points) and steps per day a week (1381 steps). Conclusions: A nature exercise program has some positive effects in emotional exhaustion, stress and steps per day a week.