PRObiotics for Nurses’ Health
(PRO Nurse Health) Study

About

Work can be a great source of stress. And this is true for many nurses. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the healthcare system, many nurses had reported increased stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, and psychological distress. Stress, however, affects more than mental health. 

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The purpose of this study was to learn more about whether probiotics can help with stress responses among nurses, especially chronic stress felt in the body and mind. Evaluating whether probiotic supplements could modulate stress responses in nurses could potentially help us create more robust stress reduction programs using supplements for nurses during stressful times. 

This study is funded by

• The Ohio State University College of Nursing Seed Grants

• The Ohio State University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (UM1TR004548). 

• ​Probiotics used in the study were sponsored by ExeGi Pharma®.