Stress in Working Life

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK · Mar 16, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Stress in Working Life," is studying a special program based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) designed to help people manage stress related to their jobs. The main goal is to find out how well this program helps individuals return to work and what factors might influence their success. Researchers want to understand who benefits most from the program and under what circumstances it works best. The study involves comparing two groups: those who received the stress management intervention between 2012 and 2018 and those who did not have access to it in 2011-2012.

To be eligible for this trial, participants must be currently employed and experiencing significant stress from their work, such as having a heavy workload or challenging workplace conditions. They should also show signs of severe stress, which has affected them for more than four weeks. However, this study is not for everyone; individuals dealing with issues like workplace bullying, long-term sick leave, or severe psychiatric conditions will not be included. Participants in the trial can expect to engage in stress management sessions and share their experiences to help researchers learn more about the best ways to support people dealing with work-related stress.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • exposure to stressful conditions at work such as a large workload and/or stressful organisational and managerial conditions.
• • Patients must be employed, and if on sick leave there must be plans for return to work during the intervention period.
• • Patients must exhibit severe signs of work-related stress meaning that there must have been a significant work-related impact, the patient must have had physical, psychological, and behavioural stress symptoms for more than four weeks.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • patient's work-related stress is primarily caused by cooperation problems, bullying and/or harassment,
• • long-term sick leave \>26 weeks up to referral
• • more severe stress load outside of work
• • severe psychiatric conditions that requires treatment
• • current abuse of alcohol and/or psychoactive stimulants.