Preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers
Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsPublished 18 October 2006
Jani Ruotsalainen, Jos Verbeek, Matthew L. Albert, Cònsol Serra
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Limited evidence is available for the effectiveness of interventions to reduce stress levels in healthcare workers and larger and better quality trials are needed.
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Limited evidence is available for the effectiveness of interventions to reduce stress levels in healthcare workers. Larger and better quality trials are needed.
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The study indicates that the psychosocial impact of personnel cut-backs in health care may be attenuated through management initiatives and points out the relevance of structured workplace interventions for organizational and employee well-being especially in times of cut-back and organizational turmoil.
Archives of Psychiatric NursingStress-management program: Intervention in nursing student performance anxiety
61 Citations1994Karolyn L. Godbey, Myrna M. Courage
An individualized stress-management program on nursing students who identified anxiety as interfering with academic performance in the nursing program was effective in significantly increasing self-esteem and decreasing depression and anxiety.
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