Coping with Work-Related Stress through Guided Imagery and Music (GIM): Randomized Controlled Trial

Bolette Daniels Beck; Åse Marie Hansen; Christian Gold

doi:10.1093/jmt/thv011

Coping with Work-Related Stress through Guided Imagery and Music (GIM): Randomized Controlled Trial

Bolette Daniels Beck, Åse Marie Hansen, Christian Gold

https://www.ifsv.ku.dk/om-instituttet/socialmedicin/

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Long-term stress-related sick leave constitutes a serious health threat and an economic burden on both the single worker and the society. Effective interventions for the rehabilitation and facilitation of return to work are needed.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to examine the effects of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), a psychotherapy intervention including relaxation, music listening, and imagery, on biopsychosocial measures of work-related stress.

METHODS: Twenty Danish workers on sick leave were randomized to music therapy versus wait-list control. Data collection was carried out at an occupational health ward in the period 2008-2010. Changes in salivary cortisol, testosterone, and melatonin were explored, and self-reported data on psychological stress symptoms (perceived stress, mood disturbance, sleep quality, physical distress symptoms, work readiness, well-being, anxiety, depression, immediate stress) were collected. Data regarding sick leave situation and job return were collected from participants throughout the study.

RESULTS: Significant beneficial effects of GIM compared to wait-list after nine weeks with large effect sizes were found in well-being, mood disturbance, and physical distress, and in cortisol concentrations with a medium effect size. A comparison between early and late intervention as related to the onset of sick leave showed faster job return and significantly improved perceived stress, well-being, mood disturbance, depression, anxiety, and physical distress symptoms in favor of early intervention. In the whole sample, 83% of the participants had returned to work at nine weeks' follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that GIM is a promising treatment for work-related chronic stress, and further studies are recommended.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Journal of Music Therapy
Vol/bind	52
Udgave nummer	3
Sider (fra-til)	323-352
Antal sider	30
ISSN	0022-2917
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thv011
Status	Udgivet - 2015

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Coping with Work-Related Stress through Guided Imagery and Music (GIM): Randomized Controlled Trial

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