Beate Muschalla1, Michael Linden, Michael Jöbges. 1. Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Potsdam (Dr Muschalla); Brandenburgklinik Bernau, Bernau bei Berlin (Dr Muschalla, Prof Jöbges); and Research Group Psychosomatic Rehabilitation at the Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany (Prof Linden).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to study the effects of a short-term cognitive behavior therapy on work-anxiety and sickness-absence in patients with work-anxiety. METHODS:Three-hundred forty-five inpatients who suffered from cardiologic, neurological, or orthopedic problems and additionally work-anxiety were randomly assigned into two different group interventions. Patients got four sessions of a group intervention, which either focused on cognitive behavior-therapy anxiety-management (work-anxiety coping group, WAG) or unspecific recreational activities (RG). RESULTS: No differences were found between WAG and RG for work-anxiety and subjective work ability. When looking at patients who were suffering only from work-anxiety, and no additional mental disorder, the duration of sickness absence until 6 months follow-up was shorter in the WAG (WAG: 11 weeks, RG: 16 weeks, P = 0.050). CONCLUSION: A short-term WAG may help return to work in patients with work-anxieties, as long as there is no comorbid mental disorder.
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to study the effects of a short-term cognitive behavior therapy on work-anxiety and sickness-absence in patients with work-anxiety. METHODS: Three-hundred forty-five inpatients who suffered from cardiologic, neurological, or orthopedic problems and additionally work-anxiety were randomly assigned into two different group interventions. Patients got four sessions of a group intervention, which either focused on cognitive behavior-therapy anxiety-management (work-anxiety coping group, WAG) or unspecific recreational activities (RG). RESULTS: No differences were found between WAG and RG for work-anxiety and subjective work ability. When looking at patients who were suffering only from work-anxiety, and no additional mental disorder, the duration of sickness absence until 6 months follow-up was shorter in the WAG (WAG: 11 weeks, RG: 16 weeks, P = 0.050). CONCLUSION: A short-term WAG may help return to work in patients with work-anxieties, as long as there is no comorbid mental disorder.
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