@article{3183183,
    title = "THE EFFECT OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION ON EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE:
DEPRESSION-ANXIETY-STRESS, SENSE OF COHERENCE, HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF
LIFE, AND WELL-BEING OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN GREECE: AN INTERVENTION
STUDY",
    author = "Merakou, Kyriakoula and Tsoukas, Konstantinos and Stavrinos, Georgios and and Amanaki, Eirini and Daleziou, Antonia and Kourmousi, Ntina and and Stamatelopoulou, Georgia and Spourdalaki, Evi and Barbouni, Anastasia",
    journal = "EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing",
    year = "2019",
    volume = "15",
    number = "1",
    pages = "38-46",
    publisher = "EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC",
    issn = "1550-8307",
    doi = "10.1016/j.explore.2018.08.001",
    keywords = "PMR; Mental health; HRQOL; Well-being",
    abstract = "Objectives: Assessment of the impact of Jacobson Progressive Muscle
Relaxation (PMR) on depression-anxiety-stress symptoms, sense of
coherence, health-related quality of life and well-being in long-term
unemployed people with anxiety disorders.
Design and setting: An intervention study was conducted at a relevant
Organization, in Athens, Greece.
Intervention: 50 long-term unemployed individuals suffering from anxiety
disorders participated in the study. Participants were separated into
two groups: (a) the intervention group (30 individuals) that was trained
on an 8-week on Progressive Muscle Relaxation program and also received
counseling services and (b) the control group (20 individuals) that
received only counseling services.
Main outcome measures: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale, Sense of
Coherence, Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-being were evaluated
at baseline and after the intervention.
Results: Significant changes were noted in the studied variables between
the two groups, with improved outcomes in the intervention group. The
intervention group showed a decrease in the symptoms of depression,
anxiety, stress (p < 0.001) [depression (p < 0.001), anxiety (p <
0.001), stress (p < 0.001)], a higher score of sense of coherence (p <
0.001), improved health-related quality of life regarding the mental
health domain (p < 0.001), and improvement in well-being (p < 0.001). No
significant change was observed in the control group during the
follow-up period."
}