| Document ID (ISN) | 109337 |
| CIS number |
09-476 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
van Rhenen W., Blonk R.W.B., Schaufeli W. B, van Dijk F.J.H. |
| Title |
Can sickness absence be reduced by stress reduction programs: On the effectiveness of two approaches |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2007, Vol.80, No.6, p.505-515. Illus. 74 ref. |
| Abstract |
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two preventive stress reduction programmes - a cognitive focused programme and a combined intervention of physical exercise and relaxation - on sickness absence in stressed and non-stressed employees working in various jobs in a telecom company. Sickness absence data of 242 employees were analyzed with respect to spells of sickness (frequency, incidence rate), days (length, duration) and time between intervention and first subsequent absent spell. For stressed employees, this study suggests that the illness burden represented by absenteeism is not affected by the interventions. There is no substantial difference in effectiveness between the cognitive and physical interventions. However, in comparison with the physical intervention, the cognitive intervention decreases the period between the intervention and the first recurrence of a sick leave period. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; stress factors; sickness absenteeism |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Netherlands; comparative study; frequency rates; programme evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Workplace health promotion
Mental stress and burnout
|
