Effectiveness of a work-related stress management program in patients with chronic schizophrenia
Hui-Ling Lee1, Happy Kuy-Lok Tan, Hui-Ing Ma
1Department of Occupational Therapy, Tsao-Tun Psychiatric Center, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a work-related stress management program on perceived work-related stress in patients with chronic schizophrenia.
Method:
A single-blind, randomized crossover design was used. Twenty-nine patients undergoing vocational training while working at paid part-time jobs in a psychiatric center were randomly assigned to receive 12 weeks of a work-related stress management program followed by 12 weeks of no treatment, or the reverse. The Work-Related Stress Questionnaire for Chronic Psychiatric Patients (WSQP) was developed for this study and used to examine the treatment effect.
Results:
The decrease in stress was significantly greater when the participants were undergoing the program compared to the decrease of stress when they were not (t = 2.93, p = .0034, r = .49).
Conclusion:
The results show that the work-related stress management program had large short-term positive effects on the patients' perceived work-related stress. These findings support providing this type of program to employed patients with chronic schizophrenia.
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