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  • Psychology
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Preventive measures for stress reduction are understudied.
  • This study addresses the need for research into multimodal stress reduction programs.
  • Previous research has not adequately explored the components of effective stress-reducing interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a multimodal stress reduction program with a psycho-educational component.
  • To compare stress levels in an intervention group receiving psychoeducation against two control groups.
  • To assess long-term stress reduction effects over twelve months.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, three-armed, randomized controlled trial involving adults at risk of stress-induced health impairment.
  • Intervention group received a two-week multimodal program with psychoeducation and a six-month refresher.
  • Primary outcomes included perceived stress (Perceived Stress Questionnaire, PSQ) and chronic stress (Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress, TICS-SSCS), assessed at multiple time points.

Main Results:

  • The intervention group with psychoeducation showed significantly lower perceived stress at twelve months compared to both control groups (PSQ: p < 0.001; TICS-SSCS: p = 0.024).
  • Statistical analyses (ANCOVA) indicated strong and moderate effect sizes for the intervention's impact on stress reduction.
  • 87 participants (67.8% female, mean age 50.5 years) were included in the final analysis.

Conclusions:

  • A two-part stress reduction program incorporating psychoeducation effectively lessens subjectively experienced stress.
  • The findings support the efficacy of this specific multimodal prevention program for long-term stress management.
  • This exploratory trial highlights the value of psychoeducation within preventive stress reduction strategies.