Internet-based stress management for distressed managers: Results from a randomised controlled trial

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 105-113

  Persson Asplund, Robert ^a   Dagöö, Jesper ^a   Fjellström, Ida ^b   Niemi, Linnea ^b   Hansson, Katja ^c   Zeraati, Forough ^c   Ziuzina, Masha ^c   Geraedts, Anna ^d   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^b   Carlbring, Per ^e   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

burnout; intervention studies; manager; stress; stress management

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL STRESS MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; DONKEY; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRESENTEEISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYMPTOM; WORK EXPERIENCE; COUNSELING; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85046842496     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2017-104458     Document Type: Article

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