Brief Relaxation Training Program for Hospital Employees

Employee stress leads to attrition, burnout, and increased medical costs. We aimed to assess if relaxation training leads to decreased stress levels based on questionnaire and thermal biofeedback. Thirty-minute relaxation training sessions were conducted for hospital employees and for cancer patient...

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Published in:Hospital topics 2009, Vol.87 (4), p.8-13
Main Authors: Balk, Judith L., Chung, Sheng-Chia, Beigi, Richard, Brooks, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior modification
Biofeedback
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Cancer
employee health
Employees
Female
Health administration
Hospitals
Humans
Intervention
Male
Nervous system
Occupational Health
Occupational stress
Patient safety
Patients - psychology
Personnel, Hospital - psychology
Physiology
Questionnaires
Relaxation Therapy
relaxation training
Skin
Stress
Stress, Psychological - therapy
Variance analysis
Work environment
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Summary:Employee stress leads to attrition, burnout, and increased medical costs. We aimed to assess if relaxation training leads to decreased stress levels based on questionnaire and thermal biofeedback. Thirty-minute relaxation training sessions were conducted for hospital employees and for cancer patients. Perceived Stress levels and skin temperature were analyzed before and after relaxation training.
ISSN:0018-5868
1939-9278
DOI:10.1080/00185860903271884