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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Aug;50(8):960-8.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31816c435b.

A web-based approach to managing stress and mood disorders in the workforce

Douglas W Billings  1 , Royer F Cook, April Hendrickson, David C Dove
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A web-based approach to managing stress and mood disorders in the workforce

Douglas W Billings et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based multimedia health promotion program for the workplace, designed to help reduce stress and to prevent depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.

Methods: Using a randomized controlled trial design, 309 working adults were randomly assigned to the web-based condition or to a wait-list control condition. All participants were assessed on multiple self-reported outcomes at pretest and posttest.

Results: Relative to controls, the web-based group reduced their stress, increased their knowledge of depression and anxiety, developed more positive attitudes toward treatment, and adopted a more healthy approach to alcohol consumption.

Conclusions: We found that a brief and easily adaptable web-based stress management program can simultaneously reduce worker stress and address stigmatized behavioral health problems by embedding this prevention material into a more positive stress management framework.

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