The Use of Tai-Chi to Reduce Anxiety Among Nursing Students Undergoing Simulation. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • This study sought to examine tai-chi as an anxiety-reducing method to increase self-efficacy and improve performance among baccalaureate nursing students experiencing a patient care simulation. The sample included 63 nursing students enrolled in a traditional or second-degree nursing program. The study used a randomized control group pretest-posttest design. Students in the experimental group experienced significant reductions in cognitive and somatic anxiety, along with an increase in self-efficacy and improved performance. Tai-chi can be an effective technique to reduce anxiety and improve self-efficacy and performance among nursing students in simulations.

published proceedings

  • Nurs Educ Perspect

altmetric score

  • 1.25

author list (cited authors)

  • Mulcahy, A., Holland, B., Gosselin, K., & Pittman, A.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Mulcahy, Angela||Holland, Brian||Gosselin, Kevin||Pittman, Alison

publication date

  • May 2020