BACKGROUND: Work-related stress can be defined as an individual’s reactions to work characteristics and indicates a poor relationship between coping abilities and work environment. If unmanaged, stress can impact mental and physical health (e.g., causing depression and cardiovascular disease). Many individuals use maladaptive stress-coping strategies, such as sedentary activities, unhealthy eating behaviors, and alcohol consumption, which do not contribute to long-term stress management. In contrast, stress reduction programs can help people manage and effectively reduce stress in the long term. OBJECTIVE: To gather the state of the art of work-related stress interventions, their efficacy and applications. METHOD: The PsycINFO and EBSCOHost databases were used. The search was carried out between January 28 and March 30, 2019. Inclusion criteria were full text available, text in English or Spanish and a study population comprising workers. RESULTS: Twenty-nine articles that included interventions involving aromatherapy, bibliotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, exercise, alternative medicine, mindfulness, technology, stress management and sensory intervention were analyzed. The interventions showed significant reductions in stress, anxiety, depression and burnout; however, most of the studies were not based on specific stress models, and control groups often received no intervention whatsoever. As a result, it is challenging to draw conclusions regarding the success of the interventions, especially if they are novel. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that there is a broad portfolio of successful interventions regarding work-related stress. Most of the successful interventions were based on mindfulness; however, aerobic exercise and bibliotherapy may also be successful. The structure and level of evidence appear to be very relevant to the development of a successful intervention.

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Podría decirse que un signo de nuestros tiempos es el deterioro de la confianza. No es de extrañar que las preguntas sobre ella partan de la necesidad de acotar bien el concepto y también que aparezca la dificultad para encontrar formas satisfactorias de resolver el problema práctico de cómo construirla o recuperarla. Este libro es el punto de encuentro de varias trayectorias investigativas, unas en la Universidad EAFIT, en materia de valores, capital social y estrategia, y otras en Western Ontario University, en análisis digital. Estas búsquedas convergieron en proyectos materializados entre 2018 y 2021, a la luz de conversaciones y trabajos conjuntos con empresas colombianas y canadienses. La amplia revisión de literatura que se efectuó nos permite afirmar que en el contexto hispanoamericano el tema de la confianza no parece haber llamado con fuerza la atención de la academia; al menos no con la atención y la dedicación que tiene en el ámbito anglosajón.