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¹Clinical Neuropsychology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK katherine.golding@nhs.net.

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Summary

Autogenic relaxation training via self-help CD significantly reduced anxiety in stroke survivors. This intervention is feasible, acceptable, and cost-effective for community-dwelling individuals managing post-stroke anxiety.

Keywords:

Stroke anxiety self-help relaxation

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Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychology
Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

Anxiety is a common issue for stroke survivors in the community.
Effective and accessible interventions are needed to manage post-stroke anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of autogenic relaxation training for anxiety in stroke survivors.
To assess the effectiveness of a self-help CD-based relaxation intervention in reducing anxiety levels.

Main Methods:

A randomized controlled trial with 21 community-dwelling stroke survivors experiencing anxiety.
Intervention group listened to an autogenic relaxation CD five times weekly for one month.
Anxiety was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) monthly for three months.

Main Results:

Participants receiving relaxation training showed significantly reduced anxiety at all monthly assessments compared to the control group.
Seven out of ten participants in the intervention group completed the training and intended to continue its use.
The intervention was practical, inexpensive, and associated with minimal adverse effects.

Conclusions:

Autogenic relaxation training via self-help CD is a feasible and acceptable intervention for stroke survivors.
This method effectively reduces anxiety in this population.
Future research should involve larger, more diverse samples (n=70).