Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a stress management training group on medical students. The study was based on an “encounter group” approach combined with a “muscle relaxation” method. Methods: Thirty eight fifth year medical students joined the six-week training group. All of them received complete assessments before and after group training. The assessments included: Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS); Self-perceived mod change scale (SMCS); Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI); Cook and Medley hostility subscale in MMPI (MMPI-Hostility); Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI); Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) and Social Support Scale (SSS). Results: After the training was completed, the GSI of the BSRS had been significantly decreased from 0.33 (.0.33 to 0.26 (0.25.90, (t=2.06, p<.05). In addition, the score for ASI (t=2.7, p<0.01), MPI-Neuroticism (t=6.8, p=0.00), CHQ (t=2.5, p=0.02) and SMCS were also significant improved. The exceptions were the scores for MPI-hostility (t=1.6, p<0.12) and SSS (t=1.7, p<0.10). Conclusions: Short-term group training based on an “encounter group” approach combined with a “muscle relaxation” method can be conducted successfully and this has potential to improve anxiety symptoms, which are encountered during clinical training by 5th year medical students. (Full text in Chinese)
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a stress management training group on medical students. The study was based on an “encounter group” approach combined with a “muscle relaxation” method. Methods: Thirty eight fifth year medical students joined the six-week training group. All of them received complete assessments before and after group training. The assessments included: Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS); Self-perceived mod change scale (SMCS); Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI); Cook and Medley hostility subscale in MMPI (MMPI-Hostility); Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI); Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) and Social Support Scale (SSS). Results: After the training was completed, the GSI of the BSRS had been significantly decreased from 0.33 (.0.33 to 0.26 (0.25.90, (t=2.06, p<.05). In addition, the score for ASI (t=2.7, p<0.01), MPI-Neuroticism (t=6.8, p=0.00), CHQ (t=2.5, p=0.02) and SMCS were also significant improved. The exceptions were the scores for MPI-hostility (t=1.6, p<0.12) and SSS (t=1.7, p<0.10). Conclusions: Short-term group training based on an “encounter group” approach combined with a “muscle relaxation” method can be conducted successfully and this has potential to improve anxiety symptoms, which are encountered during clinical training by 5th year medical students. (Full text in Chinese)