Muschalla Beate, Linden Michael, Jöbges Michael
Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Potsdam (Dr Muschalla); Brandenburgklinik Bernau, Bernau bei Berlin (Dr Muschalla, Prof Jöbges); and Research Group Psychosomatic Rehabilitation at the Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany (Prof Linden).
J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Apr;58(4):398-406. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000678.
The aim of this study was to study the effects of a short-term cognitive behavior therapy on work-anxiety and sickness-absence in patients with work-anxiety.
Three-hundred forty-five inpatients who suffered from cardiologic, neurological, or orthopedic problems and additionally work-anxiety were randomly assigned into two different group interventions. Patients got four sessions of a group intervention, which either focused on cognitive behavior-therapy anxiety-management (work-anxiety coping group, WAG) or unspecific recreational activities (RG).
No differences were found between WAG and RG for work-anxiety and subjective work ability. When looking at patients who were suffering only from work-anxiety, and no additional mental disorder, the duration of sickness absence until 6 months follow-up was shorter in the WAG (WAG: 11 weeks, RG: 16 weeks, P = 0.050).
A short-term WAG may help return to work in patients with work-anxieties, as long as there is no comorbid mental disorder.
本研究旨在探讨短期认知行为疗法对工作焦虑患者的工作焦虑及病假情况的影响。
345名患有心脏病、神经病或骨科疾病且伴有工作焦虑的住院患者被随机分为两种不同的团体干预组。患者接受为期四次的团体干预，干预内容要么聚焦于认知行为疗法焦虑管理（工作焦虑应对组，WAG），要么是一般性娱乐活动（RG）。
WAG组和RG组在工作焦虑和主观工作能力方面未发现差异。在仅患有工作焦虑且无其他精神障碍的患者中，至6个月随访时，WAG组的病假时长较短（WAG组：11周，RG组：16周，P = 0.050）。
只要不存在共病性精神障碍，短期的WAG可能有助于工作焦虑患者重返工作岗位。
