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Relaxation Techniques Treatment Report

What is Relaxation Techniques? A Relaxation technique is any method, process, procedure, or activity that helps a person to relax; to attain a state of increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of anxiety, stress or tension that can decrease muscle tension, lower the blood pressure and slow heart and breath rates.


Reasons used

93 patients in the community are using or have used Relaxation Techniques.

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Schedules

Based on the patients currently using Relaxation Techniques.

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  0.5hours as needed 15minutes as needed 1hours as needed 1other as needed 20 min as needed 30 min as needed 30minutes as needed 5 min all the time (24/7) 5minutes as needed as needed daily 1 hr weekly 0.15 minutes daily 2 intl units weekly 1 daily 1 hr daily 1 other daily 2 hr daily 2 other daily 25 min weekly 4 hr daily 5 min daily 5 other daily 6 min daily 10 min daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 25 min daily 30 min daily 45 min daily 60 min daily 120 min daily 150 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been using Relaxation Techniques or how long patients were using Relaxation Techniques before stopping.

Currently Using Relaxation Techniques

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
12
16
23

Stopped Using Relaxation Techniques

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
0
0
1
1
Why Patients Stopped Using Relaxation Techniques (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3 75% Other: 75%
Did not seem to work 1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 10 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 67% 2
Moderate 33% 1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 10% 1
None 90% 9

Top reported side-effects include: initial increase in pain

Summary results are based on 10 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 10)

  • Nyrsaeans
    Sex: F
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 3
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Overwhelming
    32 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
  • Nyrsaeans
  • by Nyrsaeans
    Oct 24, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health
Advice/Tips
none

  • skimpy
    Sex: F
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    57 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • by skimpy
    Dec 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Stress/anxiety

See all evaluation results for Relaxation Techniques

Report created on November 07, 2009.