Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a web-based and mobile stress-management intervention for employees: Design of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Heber, Elena ^a   Ebert, David Daniel ^a,b   Lehr, Dirk ^a   Nobis, Stephanie ^a   Berking, Matthias ^a,b   Riper, Heleen ^a,c,d  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Depression; Efficacy; Internet intervention; Occupational health; Prevention; Stress management; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880112078     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-655     Document Type: Article

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