LIFE-STYLE CHANGES FOLLOWING A STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - AN EVALUATION

Short and long-term changes in lifestyle of 61 participants on a five- day stress management programme were assessed. A pre- and post-program me lifestyle questionnaire was developed to investigate changes in are as covered by the programme: nutrition, fitness, health beliefs and be haviour, relationships, work, and coping resources. Participants were requested to complete questionnaires before the programme, three weeks , and six months after the programme. Three weeks after the programme, significant changes in the self-reported lifestyle measures of nutrit ion, health beliefs and behaviour, and fitness were found (n = 42). Fr om the pre-test to the six-month follow-up, significant changes in nut rition, health beliefs and behaviour, and relationships were found (n = 33).