title: Effects of Brief Communication Skills Training for Workers Based on the Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
abstract: Stimulating communication is an important workplace issue. We investigated the effects of a brief communication skills training (CST) program based on the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
  
  
  
  A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 206 white-collar workers. The intervention group underwent a 2-hour CST group training conducted by an occupational physician.
  
  
  
  The results of the intention-to-treat analysis using a mixed-effects model showed that there was a significant interaction between group and time observed for the item "thinking together to solve problems and issues" (P = 0.02). The effect size (Cohen d) was 0.35 (95% confidence interval, 0.07 to 0.62).
  
  
  
  The present study suggests that a brief CST based on the principles of CBT could improve the communication behavior of workers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Mental Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Kanagawa (Drs Sasaki, Somemura, Nakamura, Yamamoto, Isojima, Tanaka); and Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan (Drs Shinmei, Horikoshi).
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Somemura
authors.forename: Saki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isojima
authors.forename: Issei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shinmei
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
authors.forename: Katsutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D004505:Education, Nonprofessional; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D057194:Intention to Treat Analysis; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011340:Problem Solving; D017132:Workplace