Quality of life, work motivation, burn-out and stress perceptions benefits of a stress management program by autogenic training for emergency room staff: A pilot study

Citation

Caponnetto P, Magro R, Inguscio L & Cannella MC (2019) Quality of life, work motivation, burn-out and stress perceptions benefits of a stress management program by autogenic training for emergency room staff: A pilot study. Mental Illness, 10 (2), pp. 67-70. https://doi.org/10.4081/mi.2018.7913

Abstract
Emergency room have particularly stressful work situations. Emergency room personnel cope with stressors on a daily basis. These stressors can be risks factor for burn out and for reduced quality of life and work motivation. Emergency room staff of one of ASP 3 CT urban hospital in Acireale, Italy participated to stress management program by autogenic training twice a month for 16 weeks. This program were prepared based on existing research and studies, and were conducted by clinical psychologists. We found that the mean value in pre-test is significantly different from mean value in post-test for: Perceived Stress Scale PPS (t=7.72 with 27 df and P

Keywords
stress management training; emergency room staff; quality of life; work motivation; burnout and stress perceptions

Journal
Mental Illness: Volume 10, Issue 2