Self-help stress management training through mobile phones: An experience with oncology nurses
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Although all professions are susceptible to work-related stress, the nursing profession has been identified as particularly stressful; indeed, oncology nursing is often described as being among the most stressful specialty areas. The current study tested the short-term effects of an innovative self-help stress management training for oncology nurses supported by mobile tools. The sample included 30 female oncology nurses with permanent status employed in six oncology hospitals in Milan, Italy. The stress inoculation training (SIT) methodology served as the basis of the training, with the innovative challenge being the use of mobile phones to support the stress management experience. To test the efficacy of the protocol, the study used a between-subjects design, comparing the experimental condition (SIT through mobile phones) with a control group (neutral video through mobile phones). The findings indicated psychological improvement of the experimental group in terms of anxiety state, anxiety trait reduction, and coping skills acquisition. This paper discusses implications for the implementation of this protocol in several contexts.
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- Authors
- Villani, D., Grassi, A., Cognetta, C., Toniolo, D., Cipresso, P., & Riva, G.
- Affiliations
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
- Venue
- Psychological Services
- Published
- 2013-08
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 315-322
- ISSN
- 1541-1559 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-148X
- OpenAlex
- W2131075233
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 9.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Services (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Keywords
- stress management, self-help training, mobile devices, oncology nurses, nurse stress, stress inoculation training, anxiety, coping strategies, mobile health, occupational stress
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Burnout, Professional, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Nursing Staff, Hospital, Oncology Nursing, Stress, Psychological, Case-Control Studies, Treatment Outcome, Cell Phone
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