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The Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Guided Imagery Training for Health Professionals

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Rao, Nisha, Kemper, Kathi J.·2017·Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
DOI 10.1177/2156587216631903PMC PMC5871204
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This study evaluated the feasibility and impact of brief online guided imagery training (up to 3 hours) for health professionals. Paired t tests were used to measure pre-to-post-training changes in stress (Perceived Stress Scale,), anxiety (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-Anxiety Scale), empathy (Empathic Concern Scale, and Perspective-taking Scale), and self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy in providing Non-Drug Therapies Scale). Online guided imagery training attracted diverse health professionals and trainees (n = 273; 14% trainees; 34% registered nurses, 20% physicians, 14% social workers, 5% registered dititians, and 27% others). Participants reported small but significant pre-to-post-module improvements in stress (17.8 to 13.5), anxiety (T-scores 56.4 to 54.3), empathy (both empathic concern, 29.8 to 30.7, and perspective taking, 28.0 to 29.4), and self-efficacy in providing nondrug therapies for common symptoms (58.5 to 77.0) (P < .001 for all). Future studies will need to examine the clinical impact of online guided imagery training for health professionals.

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  • Rao and Kemper's online guided imagery intervention produced significant improvements in participants' reported levels of perceived stress, anxiety, empathy, and self-efficacy postintervention.

    “The intervention, which comprised three modules of autogenic training and guided imagery, produced significant improvements in participants' reported levels of perceived stress, anxiety, empathy, and self-efficacy postintervention.”

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Authors
Rao, N., & Kemper, K. J.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Kemper, Kathi J.
ORCID
Kemper, Kathi J.
Venue
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2016-07-08
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
54-58
ISSN
  • 1076-1675 (ISSN-L)
  • 2156-5872
  • 2156-5899
DOI
10.1177/2156587216631903
PMC
PMC5871204
OpenAlex
W2275695412
Cited by
27
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
FWCI
4.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
guided imagery, online training, healthcare workers, stress, anxiety, empathy, self-efficacy, non-pharmacological treatment, nurses, physicians, social workers, feasibility
MeSH terms
Empathy, Feasibility Studies, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Stress, Psychological, Imagery, Psychotherapy, Self Efficacy

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