Our Stress program, recognized by SAMHSA for its quality of underlying research and readiness for dissemination, includes these key messages and techniques:
- Identifying specific items and events that cause stress
- Understanding effects of stress on the body and benefits of managing stress
- Learning stress management practices such as relaxation and time management
Online Program
We have self-directed (samples below) and coaching versions of our online Stress Management program.
Off-line Program
Includes printed questionnaire, tailored feedback report and A Guide for Stress Management, a stage-based behavior change manual for each participant. See off-line programs page for more information.
Printed Manual
A Guide for Stress Management
A stage-based manual for adults who need to manage stress in healthy ways. Part of the off-line program or available separately.
For ordering information, see our manuals order page.
Effectiveness
Development of this program was supported by Small Business Innovation Research Grant R44 CA81948 from the National Cancer Institute. In the effectiveness trial, a national sample of adults was given Pro-Change’s Stress Management intervention. At the 18-month follow-up, a significantly larger proportion of the treatment group (62%) was effectively managing their stress when compared to the control group. The intervention also produced significant reductions in stress and depression and an increase in the use of stress management techniques when compared to the control group.
Results Published
1. Evers, K.E., Prochaska, J.O., Johnson, J.L., Mauriello, L.M., Padula, J.A., & Prochaska, J.M. (2006). A randomized clinical trial of a population and transtheoretical-based stress management intervention. Health Psychology 25 (4), 521-529. abstract
Abstract: Stress has been associated with a variety of chronic and acute conditions and with higher use of health care services. This research reports on 18-month outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of a stress management program based on the transtheoretical model (TTM, J.0. Prochaska & C.C. DiClemente, 1986). A national sample of 1,085 individuals participated (age range = 18-91 years, M = 55.33; 68.9% Female, 31.1% male; 84.8% Caucasian; 15.2% non-Caucasian). Both the treatment and control groups received assessments at 0, 6, 12, and 18 months. In addition to the assessments, the treatment group received 3 individualized reports (0,3,6 months) and a manual. The 18-month assessment was completed by 778 individuals (72%). A random effects model indicated that participants completing the study in the treatment group had significantly more individuals reporting effective stress management at follow-up
time points than did completers in the control group. Results also indicate that the intervention had significant effects on stress, depression, and specific stress-management behaviors. Results provide evidence for the effectiveness of this TTM population-based stress-management intervention.