Short-term effects of a randomized controlled worksite relaxation intervention in Greece
Short-term effects of a randomized controlled worksite relaxation intervention in Greece
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DOI：
10.5604/1232-1966.1108609
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Darviri, Christina
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作者：
Alexopoulos, Evangelos C.;Zisi, Marilena;Darviri, Christina
Objective.评估白领员工简单放松技巧的短期效益。材料与方法。该研究是一项双臂平行组随机对照试验。152名员工被随机分配接受为期8周的计划（N=80）（放松呼吸和渐进式肌肉放松，每天两次）或不接受（等待名单组N=72）。自我报告的有效措施被用来评估知觉压力，健康控制点，工作和生活方式相关的变量。唾液皮质醇也进行了采样和测量。通过线性混合模型分析估计结果的校正平均变化。最终分析了127名员工（干预组68名，对照组59名）。具体的压力相关症状，心理工作要求和皮质醇水平显着下降后，8周的干预组。这一结果可能受到研究期间总体社会经济状况的影响。皮质醇水平与年龄、家庭情况、性别和采样时间也有显著相关。简单的放松训练（呼吸和渐进式肌肉放松）可以使员工受益，强烈建议在各种劳动环境中测试这些和其他类似技术
Objective. To evaluate the short-term benefits of simple relaxation techniques in white-collar employees.Materials and methods. The study was a two-arm parallel group randomized controlled trial. 152 employees were randomly assigned to receive the 8-week programme (N=80) (relaxation breathing and progressive muscle relaxation, twice a day) or not (wait-list group N=72). Self-reported validated measures were used to evaluate perceived stress, health locus of control, job and lifestyle related variables. Saliva cortisol were also sampled and measured. Adjusted mean changes on outcomes were estimated by linear mixed model analysis. 127 employees were finally analyzed (68 in the intervention and 59 in the control group).Results. Specific stress-related symptoms, psychological job demands and cortisol levels were found to be significantly decreased after 8-weeks in the intervention group. The result was probably affected by the general socio-economic condition during the study period. Cortisol levels were also significantly related with age, family situation, gender and sampling time.Conclusions. Simple relaxation training (diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation) could benefit employees and it is strongly proposed that these and other similar techniques should be tested in various labour settings