Results
Title

Men with chronic occupational stress benefit from behavioural/psycho-educational group training: a randomized, prospective, controlled trial.

Authors

C. NICKEL; S. TANCA; S. KOLOWOS; F. PEDROSA-GIL; E. BACHLER; T. H. LOEW; M. GROSS; W. K. ROTHER; M. K. NICKEL

Abstract

Background Overworking is one of the most frequent stressors. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of behavioural/psycho-educational group training in men who are chronically stressed from overworking.Method Of 72 male subjects, 36 were randomly assigned to training for 8 weeks and another 36 formed the control group, which received a placebo intervention. Primary outcome measures were systolic blood pressure, salivary cortisol concentration upon awakening, and self-reported changes on the scales of the Trier Inventory for the Assessment of Chronic Stress (TICS), the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).Results A significant reduction in mean values was observed in daily systolic blood pressure and salivary cortisol concentration on all the TICS and most of the STAXI and SF-36 scales.Conclusions Behavioural/psycho-educational group training appears to be effective in the treatment of men suffering from chronic stress due to overworking.

Subjects

MEDICAL research; MENTAL fatigue; MEN'S mental health; BLOOD pressure; JOB stress; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress

Publication

Psychological Medicine, 2007, Vol 37, Issue 8, p1141

ISSN

0033-2917

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1017/S0033291706009445