TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of an integrated stress management program on the psychologic and physiologic stress reactions of peptic ulcer in Korea
AU - Han, Kuem Sun
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of an integrated stress management program on symptoms of stress and ulcer healing in a sample of Koreans at a major medical center in Seoul, Korea. The study employed an experimental design with two treatment groups. One treatment group (n = 23) participated in an integrated stress management program that consisted of seven 1 h sessions over a 4-week period. A second treatment group (n = 24) was only given a tape on progressive muscle relaxation. Data were collected over a 4-month period on 47 subjects. Participants were randomly assigned to the two treatment groups. Symptoms of stress were measured by the symptoms of stress scale (Kogan, Self-regulation on Stress Reaction by Biofeedback, Korean Psychiatric Academic Society, Korea) translated into Korean. Stage of ulcer healing was evaluated by a physician using an endoscope. Physiologic stress reactions were measured by biofeedback equipment. The integrated stress management program treatment group reported significantly lower stress symptom scores than the progressive muscle relaxation-only group (t = 3.66, P<0.001). The integrated stress management group also demonstrated a greater improvement in ulcer healing than the progressive muscle relaxation group (t = 1.95, P<0.05). The integrated stress management program was more effective in decreasing self-reported stress symptoms and resulted in a more significant ulcer healing than the progressive muscle relaxation treatment.
AB - The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of an integrated stress management program on symptoms of stress and ulcer healing in a sample of Koreans at a major medical center in Seoul, Korea. The study employed an experimental design with two treatment groups. One treatment group (n = 23) participated in an integrated stress management program that consisted of seven 1 h sessions over a 4-week period. A second treatment group (n = 24) was only given a tape on progressive muscle relaxation. Data were collected over a 4-month period on 47 subjects. Participants were randomly assigned to the two treatment groups. Symptoms of stress were measured by the symptoms of stress scale (Kogan, Self-regulation on Stress Reaction by Biofeedback, Korean Psychiatric Academic Society, Korea) translated into Korean. Stage of ulcer healing was evaluated by a physician using an endoscope. Physiologic stress reactions were measured by biofeedback equipment. The integrated stress management program treatment group reported significantly lower stress symptom scores than the progressive muscle relaxation-only group (t = 3.66, P<0.001). The integrated stress management group also demonstrated a greater improvement in ulcer healing than the progressive muscle relaxation group (t = 1.95, P<0.05). The integrated stress management program was more effective in decreasing self-reported stress symptoms and resulted in a more significant ulcer healing than the progressive muscle relaxation treatment.
KW - Integrated stress management program
KW - Peptic ulcer
KW - Physiologic stress reaction
KW - Psychologic stress reaction
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U2 - 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00059-1
DO - 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00059-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 11996874
AN - SCOPUS:0036652315
VL - 39
SP - 539
EP - 548
JO - International Journal of Nursing Studies
JF - International Journal of Nursing Studies
SN - 0020-7489
IS - 5
ER -