Trial reportPloS one2011
Psychophysiological responses to stress after stress management training in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- Can we learn to manage stress? A randomized controlled trial carried out on university students.PloS one · 2018Trial
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- Immune responses to stress after stress management training in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2013Trial
- Effect of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention on stress-related parameters in people with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: secondary analysis of the "Plants for Joints" randomized controlled trial.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025Article
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- Conditioning of the Cortisol Awakening Response in Healthy Men: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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- Association of stress management skills and stressful life events with allergy risk: a case-control study in southern China.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Perceived Stress and Inflammatory Arthritis: A Prospective Investigation in the Studies of the Etiologies of Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort.Arthritis care & research · 2020Article
- Salivary Alpha-Amylase as a Biomarker of Stress in Behavioral Medicine.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Effects of a mental health promotion intervention on mental health of Iranian female adolescents: a school-based study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2020Article
- Conditioning cortisol in humans: design and pilot study of a randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
- A Role for Exercise in Attenuating Unhealthy Food Consumption in Response to Stress.Nutrients · 2018Review
- Direct and Indirect Effects of Psychological Distress on Stress-Induced Smoking.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2017Article
- [EULAR recommendations for patient education of people with inflammatory arthritis. Translation and evaluation in Germany].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundStress management interventions may prove useful in preventing the detrimental effects of stress on health. This study assessed the effects of a stress management intervention on the psychophysiological response to stress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
methodsSeventy-four patients with RA, who were randomly assigned to either a control group or a group that received short-term stress management training, performed a standardized psychosocial stress task (Trier Social Stress Test; TSST) 1 week after the stress management training and at a 9-week follow-up. Psychological and physical functioning, and the acute psychophysiological response to the stress test were assessed.
resultsPatients in the intervention group showed significantly lower psychological distress levels of anxiety after the training than did the controls. While there were no between-group differences in stress-induced tension levels, and autonomic (α-amylase) or endocrine (cortisol) responses to the stress test 1 week after the intervention, levels of stress-induced tension and cortisol were significantly lower in the intervention group at the 9-week follow-up. Overall, the response to the intervention was particularly evident in a subgroup of patients with a psychological risk profile.
conclusionA relatively short stress management intervention can improve psychological functioning and influences the psychophysiological response to stress in patients with RA, particularly those psychologically at risk. These findings might help understand how stress can affect health and the role of individual differences in stress responsiveness.
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