The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Treatment on Employees’ Anxiety in Karoon Oil and Gas Company

Anxiety is one of the common problems in industrial environments and its continuity may have a negative effect on one's cognitive ability and performance. One of the negative consequences of anxiety is decreased concentration. Focused attention is essential to doing the job well.The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Neurofeedback treatment on anxiety in male employees of Karoon oil and Gas Company.
 
The research method was experimental with pre-posttest, and control group. The study population consisted of all male employees of Karoon oil and Gas Company, that were matched on educational status, sex, not suffering from acute physical and mental disorders, and other criteria considered in this research, then randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 40-sessions of neurofeedback treatment. Neurofeedback treatment was administered in experimental group 2 sessions per week for a total of 40 sessions for 45-minute per week, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Neurofeedback treatment was carried out by using of Nexuz 4 and the bio trees software. For assessment of anxiety, Zank Self-assessment scale for anxiety (S.A.S) was used. ANCOVA was used for data analysis.
 
The results indicated that there was a significant difference between experimental and control group in anxiety symptoms (p < 0.004). The rate of anxiety symptom significantly decreased in comparison with pretest and control group. These results significantly persisted after follow-up period.
 
Neurofeedback treatment significantly decreased the anxiety in male employees of Karoon oil and Gas Company. So, using Neurofeedback treatment in all industrial organizations is recommended.