Stress-reduction psychoeducational interventions for black working women

Stress-reduction psychoeducation as a lifestyle modification intervention highlights multiple sources of stress. This article focuses on stress-reduction psychoeducation for Black women and supports the development of culture- and gender-appropriate community interventions as viable methods for stress reduction. The intervention helped participants verbalize strategies for reducing role conflict such as establishing priorities, partitioning and separating roles, overlooking role demands, and changing attitudes toward roles in order to maximize satisfaction in a specific role. Nurses who provide care for Black women in acute care settings, mental health settings, clinics, and occupational settings are in key positions to identify psychological symptomatology related to negative mental health responses associated with multiple role occupancy for at-risk groups of Black working women. Psychoeducational support groups may be a viable alternative to facilitate the problem solving and the support once afforded by informal support networks.