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[Effectiveness of a stretching program on anxiety levels of workers in a logistic platform: a randomized controlled study].
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- Differential attrition and engagement in randomized controlled trials of occupational mental health interventions in person and online: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Pooled it
- The UP150: A Multifactorial Environmental Intervention to Promote Employee Physical and Mental Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- What are the neurological, neurovascular, and psychological responses to stretching across the general population?European journal of applied physiology · 2026Review
- Is Frequency of Practice of Different Types of Physical Activity Associated with Health and a Healthy Lifestyle at Different Ages?European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- 4-week stretching program after submaximal strength exercise affects performance but not heart rate variability and lactate clearance. An exploratory study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Nonpharmacological Forms of Therapy to Reduce the Burden on Caregivers of Patients with Dementia-A Pilot Intervention Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Workplace-Adapted Mindfulness-Based Programme to Reduce Stress in Workers at a Private Sector Logistics Company: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Burnout among physicians.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2014Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo study the influence of a short programme of stretching exercises on anxiety levels of workers in a Spanish logistic company.
methodA controlled clinical trial was carried out by means of an inter-subject design of random homogeneous blocks. Participants were assigned to the experimental group (n=67), treated with a programme of stretching exercises of 10-minute duration after working hours for a period of 3 months, or to the untreated control group (n=67). The primary result variable was anxiety, and the secondary variables were burnout syndrome, quality of life and flexibility. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) by intention to treat was performed on each of the result variables by controlling the baseline scores, the age and the practice of introjective activities outside the program, with the size effect calculated by means of the partial eta-squared value (η(2)).
resultsThe results of the ANCOVA showed a moderate effect of the stretching exercise programme on the levels of anxiety (η(2)=0,06; P=.004). Other effects found were substantial for flexibility (η(2)=0,13; P<.001); moderately high for bodily pain (η(2)=0,08; P=.001), and moderate for vitality (η(2)=0,05; P=.016); mental health (η(2)=0,05; P=.017); general health (η(2)=0,04; P=.028) and exhaustion (η(2)=0,04; P=.025).
conclusionsThe implementation of a short programme of stretching exercises in the work place was effective for reducing levels of anxiety, bodily pain and exhaustion, and for raising levels of vitality, mental health, general health and flexibility. This type of intervention could be seen as a low-cost strategy for improving the well-being of workers.
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