title: Brief relaxation training program for hospital employees.
abstract: Employee stress leads to attrition, burnout, and increased medical costs. We aimed to assess if relaxation training leads to decreased stress levels based on questionnaire and thermal biofeedback. Thirty-minute relaxation training sessions were conducted for hospital employees and for cancer patients. Perceived Stress levels and skin temperature were analyzed before and after relaxation training.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Judith L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.forename: Sheng-Chia
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beigi
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy