Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing and Jacobson’s Relaxation Technique in Female School Teachers with Burnout Syndrome

Burnout is a self-explanatory term which says person is no longer able to use his energy for fulfilling demands. Burnout results from chronic workplace stress. Three classical symptoms of burnout are: exhaustion, depersonalization, reduced personal accomplishment. Burnout has bad impact on work-life balance. Teachers participated in the study were subjected to diaphragmatic breathing and Jacobson’s relaxation technique. Diaphragmatic breathing and Jacobson’s relaxation technique were given as interventions. Intervention was given for a period of four weeks, three times a week. Total twelve sessions were conducted. Teachers were again assessed for burnout following four weeks of intervention sessions. Obtained data was statistically analysed. Statistical analysis has shown significant difference between pre intervention and post intervention scores of all the four primary dimensions. Significant difference is obtained between pre and post intervention scores of all the four primary dimensions and the total BAT-23 score as p value obtained was <0.001. This study concludes that Diaphragmatic breathing and Jacobson’s relaxation technique are effective in reducing the levels of Burnout Keywords: Burnout Syndrome, Diaphragmatic Breathing, Jacobson’s Relaxation Technique.