title: [Evaluation of a pilot health promotion and stress management program for Pharmacy and Biochemistry students and professionals].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The beneficial results of a theory-practice pilot stress management program for Pharmacy and Biochemistry professionals and students. Its importance as a complement of traditional academic education, as well as its potential for Pharmaceutical Care is also discussed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 27 students and 26 professionals took part in a program of 10 sessions, aimed at improving stress management. Ten of the students and 10 professionals were randomly assigned to control groups. Salivary cortisol levels and anxiety level tests before and after the program were used to assess efficacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both the cortisol and the anxiety levels significantly decreased among students and professionals after the program, whereas it significantly increased in the student control group. Anxiety levels significantly decreased in both students and professionals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This type of pilot program proved effective for students. In the case of health professionals, the sample size needs to be increased in order to achieve an acceptable level of statistical power. Considering the shift of the pharmaceutical profession towards Pharmaceutical Care, the training of competences and attitudes like those described in this work could be of value.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Química Analítica Instrumental, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: siglesia@ffyb.uba.ar.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Farmacia Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Granchetti
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Metodología para la Investigación Psicológica I. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azzara
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Adolescencia, Hospital Ricardo Gutierrez, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carpineta
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Farmacia Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Metodología para la Investigación Psicológica I. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Argibay
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Farmacia Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lagomarsino
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010604:Pharmacy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D013334:Students; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cognitive behavior therapies; Competence-based education; Educación basada en competencias; Educación farmacéutica; Pharmacy education; Physiological stress response; Relaxation therapy; Respuesta fisiológica al estrés; Terapias cognitivo-conductuales; Terapias de relajación