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Dynamic Stress Management: Self-Help through Holistic System Design

Dynamic Stress Management: Self-Help through Holistic System Design

Åsa Smedberg, Hélène Sandmark
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466627703|ISBN10: 1466627700|EISBN13: 9781466627710
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch073
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Smedberg, Åsa, and Hélène Sandmark. "Dynamic Stress Management: Self-Help through Holistic System Design." User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 1469-1486. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch073

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Smedberg, Å. & Sandmark, H. (2013). Dynamic Stress Management: Self-Help through Holistic System Design. In I. Management Association (Ed.), User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1469-1486). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch073

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Smedberg, Åsa, and Hélène Sandmark. "Dynamic Stress Management: Self-Help through Holistic System Design." In User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1469-1486. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch073

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Abstract

Different kinds of applications for self-help are available on the Internet today. Some aim to intervene with users’ life patterns such as negative stress exposure. It is not always an easy task to manage stressful life situations and to develop and maintain healthy living. It involves learning how to balance perceived demands from working and personal life, and to question underlying thoughts and beliefs. E-health communities can assist in this process through continuous interactions between community members. However, previous studies have shown that combining knowledge of health experts and the experiences of peers can create a good synergy. The question is how these findings can be applied to the area of stress management. In this chapter, the authors present a web-based self-help system for stress management based on a holistic view of actors and their different types of support. The system offers the user information in the form of research and real life stories, practical exercises (both text- and video-based), and the opportunity to interact with health experts and peers, all in an integrated way.

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