Characteristics of patients with internal diseases who use relaxation techniques as a coping strategy.

CONCLUSION: In a German sample of patients with internal diseases, relaxation techniques were used as a coping strategy by about 43%. Users were more likely to be middle-aged, female, well-educated, diagnosed with fibromyalgia, not smoking, not full-time employed, and not to have a good health status or high life satisfaction. A high internal health locus of control predicted relaxation techniques use. Considering health locus of control might improve adherence to relaxation techniques in internal medicine patients. PMID: 24050583 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - September 25, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cramer H, Lauche R, Langhorst J, Dobos G, Paul A Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research