Stress Management Approaches for People with Chronic Conditions in Korea : A Review

To analyze South Korean studies on stress intervention to improve nursing interventions. Two hundred eighty four articles written between 2005 and 2010 were identified and reviewed. The stress management literature was reviewed according to research design; theoretical background; title, subject, type, and duration of the interventions; outcome variables; stress management program on chronic illness; and results. The collective data indicate that stress management decreases psychosocial and physical problems of individuals with chronic conditions. For more effective nursing interventions, further studies utilizing meta-analysis are needed to analyze the effectiveness of stress intervention. It will be important to conduct qualitative studies on patients who were subject to different types of stress management.