Heribert Limm

• Professorship for Mental Health at University of Applied Sciences Munich
• Ulm University

This study aimed to investigate long-term stability and variability of diurnal cortisol and alpha-amylase patterns. Diurnal cortisol and alpha-amylase secretion patterns were assessed on a single workday with three waves of measurement across a total time period of 24 months in 189 participants. Separate hierarchical linear models were analyzed, wi...

Background. Long-term unemployment is associated with poorer mental health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a health promotion program using the train-the-trainer approach on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health of long-term unemployed persons. Methods. A prospective parallel-group study was conducted...

A randomised controlled trial was conducted in a metal working plant. The primary endpoint was perceived stress reactivity (Stress Reactivity Scale, SRS). 174 participants were randomly assigned to a stress-management intervention (SMI) (IG) or a waiting control group (CG). N=174 participants (171 male) were recruited at t0, 154 (89%) were still ta...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to develop, implement and evaluate an education programme enabling the pedagogic staff of employment promotion agencies to integrate health promotion approaches und activities in vocational training programmes. Methods: The evaluation of the education programme is based on Kirkpatrick's 4 levels training eval...

A controlled trial to improve perceived health in a sample of long-term unemployed persons was conducted. As primary endpoint the SF12-questionnaire was used. The intervention was tailored to the specific needs of the long-term unemployed combining individual sessions based on motivational interviewing and group sessions designed with the participa...

Unemployment is associated with reduced physical and psychological well-being. Perceived health is an important factor influencing health outcomes as well as successful returns to work. This study aims to determine the extent to which perceived health correlates with mental health, various health risk characteristics and socio-demographic character...

Among the long-term unemployed ill health is often a hindrance to successful reintegration in the job market. In a quasi-experimental controlled study we examined the effects of a health promotion intervention program tailored to the specific needs of the long-term unemployed combining individual sessions based on motivational interviewing and part...

Background Occupational stress is considered a major risk factor for a wide range of health outcomes. To examine long-term effects on perceived stress reactivity a randomized controlled trial [1 year after stress management intervention (SMI)] was implemented in a metal working plant. Method A total of 174 participants were randomly assigned to an...

Einleitung Chronischer Stress am Arbeitsplatz erhöht das Risiko gravierender Gesundheitsstörungen. Nach Implementierung eines speziellen Stressbewältigungstrainings in einem Betrieb wurde der Langzeiteffekt untersucht. 174 Teilnehmer, randomisiert in Interventions- (IG) oder Warte-Kontrollgruppe (KG), nahmen teil. Eine zweifaktorielle Varianzanalys...

To examine the long-term effects of a stress management intervention (SMI) based on the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model, on psychological and biological reactions to work stress. 174 lower or middle management employees (99% male) were randomly assigned to an intervention or a waiting control group. The programme comprised 24 × 45 min group ses...

Work related stress is associated with a range of debilitating health outcomes. However, no unanimously accepted assessment tool exists for the early identification of individuals suffering from chronic job stress. The psychological concept of self-perceived stress reactivity refers to the individual disposition of a person to answer stressors with...

The objective of this study was to examine whether a multimodal, secondary prevention program (MP) is superior to a general physical exercise program (EP) in influencing the process leading to chronic low back pain (LBP) in nurses with a history of back pain. The study was conducted as a randomized controlled parallel-group trial. The interventions...

A clearer understanding of the factors involved in improving lifting-capacity may assist professional health workers to enhance patient's functioning and minimize chronic back pain. However, few studies have examined this association. This study is part of a trial comparing two secondary back pain prevention programs. It aims to identify anthropome...

Segmental stabilizing exercises (SSE) for specific dysfunction of local muscles (m. transversus abdominis, m. multifidus, pelvic floor muscles and diaphragm pelvis) have been advocated in patients with low back pain (LBP). The specific aims of this study were to examine: 1) whether participants of a group program learn SSE; 2) whether they respond...

To identify relevant changes in process variables that are associated with outcome following an exercise and a multidisciplinary secondary prevention program for low back pain. Data from a randomized controlled clinical trial to examine the effectiveness of an exercise and a multidisciplinary prevention program were analyzed using multiple regressi...

Systematic reviews have shown that as non-operative treatments exercise, behavioural and multimodal treatment programs are effective for chronic low back pain. There is, however, a lack of knowledge concerning the association between changes in treatment process variables and changes in outcome for the three treatment forms. The objective of this s...

Study design: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of segmental stabilizing exercises for acute, subacute and chronic low back pain with regard to pain, recurrence of pain, disability and return to work. Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, PEDro and article...

Purpose: Aim of this article is to give an overview of the current literature on the effectiveness of prevention programs, especially for nurses with back pain. As the avoidance of chronicity is a major goal in the prevention of back pain, the article focuses on secondary prevention. Materials and method: This literature-overview was conducted in t...

Reduction of allograft rejections remains a primary goal for patients after orthotopic heart transplantation. In an open, multicentre, prospectively randomised, parallel group study, patients with primary orthotopic heart transplantation under oral immunosuppressive treatments with tacrolimus (FK506) or cyclosporine (sandimmun) were compared with r...

Subject of this study is the maternal stress as a result of the disabilities of language impaired children. The report concentrates on the influence of the children disabilities and the maternal coping strategies on the stress in the families. The study is based on an inquiry of 98 mothers with speech and language impaired children. Nearly 50% of t...

Subject of this study is the maternal stress as a result of the disabilities of language impaired children. The report concentrates on the influence of the childrens disabilities and the maternal coping strategies on the stress in the families. The study is based on an inquiry of 98 mothers with speech and language impaired children. Nearly 50% of...