Effectiveness of an educational and physical program in reducing accompanying symptoms in subjects with XXXX : a workplace controlled trial.

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational and physical program in reducing behavioral or somatic symptoms along with @entity10 , neck and shoulder @entity158 in a working community. A controlled, non-randomized trial was carried out in a working community and 384 employees were enrolled and divided into a study group (Group 1) and a control group (Group 2). The Group 1 received a physical and educational intervention, consisting of relaxation and posture exercises and the use of visual feedback. After 6  months, the intervention was administered to the Group 2. Both groups were then followed for an additional 6  months until the end of the trial. The presence of accompanying symptoms was investigated with a semi-structured interview using a checklist of 20 items, along with @entity10 , neck, and shoulder @entity158 parameters and the prevalence of generalized @entity148 and @entity308 , in three clinical examinations at baseline, after 6  months and after 12  months. For each symptom, as well as the presence of any type of symptom, the differences between groups in the prevalence at the clinical examinations following the baseline were evaluated by applying logistic models. After 6  months, the probability of the presence of any type of symptom was significantly lower in the Group 1 (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.56-0.85) with respect to the Group 2. After 12  months, the pooled estimation did not show any significant difference of symptom prevalence between groups (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.64-1.00). In conclusion, this is the first longitudinal study relative to accompanying symptoms. Its results suggest the effectiveness of this cognitive program in reducing the burden of physical and @entity146 complaints in a large, working population.
