title: Effectiveness of a comprehensive stress management program to reduce work-related stress in a medium-sized enterprise.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive workplace stress management program consisting of participatory action-oriented training (PAOT) and individual management.
  
  
  METHODS
  A comprehensive workplace stress management program was conducted in a medium-sized enterprise. The baseline survey was conducted in September 2011, using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) and Worker's Stress Response Inventory (WSRI). After implementing both organizational and individual level interventions, the follow up evaluation was conducted in November 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the workers participated in the organizational level PAOT and made Team-based improvement plans. Based on the stress survey, 24 workers were interviewed by a researcher. After the organizational and individual level interventions, there was a reduction of several adverse psychosocial factors and stress responses. In the case of blue-collar workers, psychosocial factors such as the physical environment, job demands, organizational system, lack of rewards, and occupational climate were significantly improved; in the case of white-collar workers, the occupational climate was improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In light of these results, we concluded that the comprehensive stress management program was effective in reducing work-related stress in a short-term period. A persistent long-term follow up is necessary to determine whether the observed effects are maintained over time. Both team-based improvement activities and individual interviews have to be sustainable and complementary to each other under the long-term plan.
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Shin-Ae
authors: SA
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Chunhui
authors: C
authors: Suh
authors: Occupational Medical Examination Center, Good Morning Hospital, 110, Samsan-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 680-804, Republic of Korea.
authors: Mi-Hee
authors: MH
authors: Park
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Kunhyung
authors: K
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Chae-Kwan
authors: CK
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Byung-Chul
authors: BC
authors: Son
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jeong-Ho
authors: JH
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jong-Tae
authors: JT
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, 179, Gongdan 1-dong, Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk 730-706, Republic of Korea.
authors: Kuck-Hyun
authors: KH
authors: Woo
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine & Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, 75, Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 633-165, Republic of Korea.
authors: Kabsoon
authors: K
authors: Kang
authors: Education & Future Center, Hyunjin Materials. Co., Ltd, 1201-4, Jisa-dogn, Kangseo-gu, Busan 618-230, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hyunjin
authors: H
authors: Jung
keywords: Health promotion; Intervention studies; Participatory action-oriented training; Stress/psychological; Workplace