Effects of Self-directed Stress Management Training and Home-based Exercise on Stress Management Skills in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 368-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin M. Phillips ◽  
Heather S. L. Jim ◽  
Brent J. Small ◽  
Tawee Tanvetyanon ◽  
William S. Roberts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Stress Management Training ◽  
Home Based

scholarly journals Efficacy and Costs of Two Forms of Stress Management Training for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 2851-2862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul B. Jacobsen ◽  
Cathy D. Meade ◽  
Kevin D. Stein ◽  
Thomas N. Chirikos ◽  
Brent J. Small ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Management Training ◽  
The Self ◽  
Chemotherapy Treatment ◽  
Stress Management Training

PURPOSE: Professionally administered psychosocial interventions have been shown to improve the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The present study sought to improve access to psychosocial interventions during chemotherapy treatment by evaluating the efficacy and costs of a patient self-administered form of stress management training that requires limited professional time or experience to deliver. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Four hundred eleven patients about to start chemotherapy were randomly assigned to receive usual psychosocial care only, a professionally administered form of stress management training, or a patient self-administered form of stress management training. Quality-of-life assessments were conducted before randomization and before the second, third, and fourth treatment cycles. Intervention costs were estimated from both payer and societal perspectives. RESULTS: Compared with patients who received usual care only, patients receiving the self-administered intervention reported significantly (P ≤ .05) better physical functioning, greater vitality, fewer role limitations because of emotional problems, and better mental health. In contrast, patients who received the professionally administered intervention fared no better in terms of quality of life than patients receiving usual care only. Costs of the self-administered intervention were estimated to be 66% (from a payer perspective) to 68% (from a societal perspective) less than the average costs of professionally administered psychosocial interventions for patients starting chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: Evidence regarding the efficacy and favorable costs of self-administered stress management training suggests that this intervention has the potential to greatly improve patient access to psychosocial intervention during chemotherapy treatment.

scholarly journals Effect of Stress Management Training for the Elderly in Rural Northern Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
Monchanok Choowanthanapakorn ◽  
Katekaew Seangpraw ◽  
Parichat Ong-artborirak
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Management Training ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Stress Management Training ◽  
Elderly Living

Background: Stress management is an important health promotion activity for elderly people. Objective: This research aimed to study the effect of stress management training program on the knowledge and stress management skills of elderly living in the rural community of northern Thailand. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study. The elderly living in rural northern part areas of Thailand were recruited for the study. Multi-stage random sampling was employed to select participants. Seventy-two elderly people were assigned to the intervention group. Participants received stress management training, including knowledge, meditation, and self-practice massage. Interview questionnaires were used as a research instrument in the process of data collection. An independent t-test was employed to compare mean scores between the two groups. Three different time periods were examined using repeated measures ANOVA, test with a significant level of 0.05. Results: After the program, there were statistically significant differences in mean scores of knowledge and stress management between the intervention and the control group. The mean scores of knowledge and stress management of the intervention group were higher than the control group (p-value<0.05), and the level of stress of the elderly in the intervention group had decreased within and between groups after the follow-up (p-value<0.05). Conclusion: Stress management training program is effective in developing knowledge and stress management skills and helping reduce stress for the elderly living in the rural community of Thailand. This program should be applied to reduce stress and to improve quality of life among other age groups.

Effectiveness of Stress Management Training for Nurses Working in a Burn Treatment Unit

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Von Baeyer ◽  
Lily Krause
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Burn Treatment ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Experienced Nurses ◽  
Stress Management Training ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Behavioral Stress

All fourteen nurses working in a burn unit were given three hours of individual training in cognitive behavioral stress management skills. Anxiety measures were obtained before, during, and after training by weekly administration of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and by daily administration of a nurses' stress scale constructed for this study. Nurses were randomly assigned to two groups which were treated using a successive-groups time-series design. Results suggested that stress management training was effective in reducing work-related anxiety among inexperienced nurses but not among experienced nurses. The gains made by the inexperienced nurses may have been more associated with increases in their understanding of stress and their feelings of control over stress than with changes in their actual stress management behavior.

Stress management training for dental students

1984 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
DA Tisdelle ◽  
DJ Hansen ◽  
JS St Lawrence ◽  
JC Brown
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Stress Management Training

Stress Management and Air Traffic Control Trainees: Development and Evaluation of a New Training Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1155-1159
Author(s):  
Jamie D. Barrett ◽  
Brett Torrence ◽  
Michelle Bryant ◽  
Linda Pierce ◽  
Julia Buck
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Medical Institute ◽  
Stress Management Training ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Aerospace Medical ◽  
And Performance

The primary mission of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to maintain the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS). As part of this mission, the FAA is tasked with ensuring that future air traffic controllers are adequately trained to perform the high-risk job of directing air traffic. The FAA Academy curriculum for newly hired controllers involves 3-4 months of intensive lessons and performance assessments. It has been suggested that this training program is quite stressful, and successful trainees tend to be those who can better manage stress. To support ATC trainees, researchers at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) have conducted operational research to develop and evaluate a stress management training to help trainees manage their stress during training at the FAA Academy.

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