Τίτλος:
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
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
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.
Συγγραφείς:
Merakou, Kyriakoula
Tsoukas, Konstantinos
Stavrinos, Georgios
and Amanaki, Eirini
Daleziou, Antonia
Kourmousi, Ntina and
Stamatelopoulou, Georgia
Spourdalaki, Evi
Barbouni, Anastasia
Περιοδικό:
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing
Εκδότης:
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
PMR; Mental health; HRQOL; Well-being
DOI:
10.1016/j.explore.2018.08.001
