The influence of autogenic training on state anxiety reduction among community pharmacists in Serbia
Abstract
Background: There is growing evidence that better coping with job-related anxiety among healthcare workers is important because may affect their ability to practice effectively and may put patients at risk. Objective: to investigate the effects of autogenic training (AT) to reduce state anxiety in community pharmacists. Materials and Methods: Fulltime employed community pharmacists with state anxiety assigned to experimental group practiced the AT daily at home for 8 weeks, with one group session each week. State Anxiety was self-assessed in both group by the Burns Anxiety Inventory (BAI) at baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks. Results: Altogether, 40 pharmacists were self assessed by BAI and experimental group showed decrease of state anxiety degree after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of AT intervention. The level of state anxiety was lower in the experimental group after 8 weeks of AT intervention (99% significance level; mean of experimental group of 2.3000 and 3.7500 for the control group). Conclu...sions: AT is associated with significant reduction in state anxiety in pharmacists and can be used as an easily applied technique for reducing state anxiety in community healthcare professions settings.
Keywords:
Autogenic training / Community pharmacists / State of anxiety / Burns Anxiety Inventory (BAT)Source:
HealthMed, 2012, 6, 8, 2810-2820Publisher:
- Drunpp-Sarajevo, Sarajevo
Funding / projects:
- Rare Diseases:Molecular Pathophysiology, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities and Social, Ethical and Legal Aspects (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-41004)
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PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Jocić, Dragana AU - Krajnović, Dušanka PY - 2012 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1637 AB - Background: There is growing evidence that better coping with job-related anxiety among healthcare workers is important because may affect their ability to practice effectively and may put patients at risk. Objective: to investigate the effects of autogenic training (AT) to reduce state anxiety in community pharmacists. Materials and Methods: Fulltime employed community pharmacists with state anxiety assigned to experimental group practiced the AT daily at home for 8 weeks, with one group session each week. State Anxiety was self-assessed in both group by the Burns Anxiety Inventory (BAI) at baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks. Results: Altogether, 40 pharmacists were self assessed by BAI and experimental group showed decrease of state anxiety degree after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of AT intervention. The level of state anxiety was lower in the experimental group after 8 weeks of AT intervention (99% significance level; mean of experimental group of 2.3000 and 3.7500 for the control group). Conclusions: AT is associated with significant reduction in state anxiety in pharmacists and can be used as an easily applied technique for reducing state anxiety in community healthcare professions settings. PB - Drunpp-Sarajevo, Sarajevo T2 - HealthMed T1 - The influence of autogenic training on state anxiety reduction among community pharmacists in Serbia VL - 6 IS - 8 SP - 2810 EP - 2820 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_1637 ER -
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Jocić, D.,& Krajnović, D.. (2012). The influence of autogenic training on state anxiety reduction among community pharmacists in Serbia. in HealthMed Drunpp-Sarajevo, Sarajevo., 6(8), 2810-2820. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_1637
Jocić D, Krajnović D. The influence of autogenic training on state anxiety reduction among community pharmacists in Serbia. in HealthMed. 2012;6(8):2810-2820. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_1637 .
Jocić, Dragana, Krajnović, Dušanka, "The influence of autogenic training on state anxiety reduction among community pharmacists in Serbia" in HealthMed, 6, no. 8 (2012):2810-2820, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_1637 .