TY  - JOUR
A1  - Muschalla, Beate
T1  - Negative work perception not changed in a short work-anxiety-coping group therapy intervention
JF  - International journal of occupational and environmental health
N2  - Background: Work anxiety is often associated with long-term sick leave and requires early intervention. Work anxieties are associated with negative work perception. Therefore, one aim in early intervention is a cognitive reframing of dysfunctional perceptions of workplace characteristics. Methods: A psychotherapeutic specialist conducted two group programs of four sessions each. One hundred twenty-three rehabilitation in-patients with work anxieties were randomly assigned either to a work anxiety-coping group or to a recreational group. The Short Questionnaire for Work Analysis (KFZA) was administered before and after the group treatment to measure perceptions of working conditions. Results: Participants from the work anxiety-coping group did not see their work in a significantly more positive light at the end of the intervention compared to participants from the recreational group. Conclusions: A short work anxiety-coping group did not initiate a consistent positive re-appraisal of work. Employers and occupational physicians should not expect positive changes of work perception when an employee returns from short medical rehabilitation including work-directed treatment. Additional support from the workplace must be considered, e.g. employer-physician-employee conversation preceding return to work, or (temporary) work adjustment.
KW  - Workplace
KW  - Mental health
KW  - Anxiety
KW  - Sick leave
KW  - Work-oriented interventions
KW  - Work perception
KW  - Return to work
KW  - Mental disorders
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2016.1238663
SN  - 1077-3525
SN  - 2049-3967
VL  - 22
SP  - 321
EP  - 324
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Abingdon
ER  -