The TALENT II study: a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of an individual health management (IHM) on stress reduction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unfavorable lifestyle factors influence the risk of stress disorders. For risk reduction, lifestyle modifications, such as regular physical activity, balanced nutrition and competence in stress management, are a means of choice. The clinical study examines the efficacy of an intensive lifestyle intervention, named Individual Health Management (IHM), - with regard to a reduction of perceived stress. The study is supported by the major regional health insurance, which conducts, in cooperation with the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospital, Bad Kötzting, a local model project offering insurants the IHM program as prevention measure against stress and related aftermath.

Methods

The study is a controlled, randomized, monocentric trial with a 12-months interventio

SUBMITTER: Melchart D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6030744 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature