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Patients

Taking Relaxation Techniques
38 Patients currently take Relaxation Techniques
0 Patients stopped taking Relaxation Techniques
Nyrsaeans Depression: 2 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 4 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 2 Physical: 2 External Stress: Overwhelming 31 F Function: High Distress: Moderate See profile Nyrsaeans 15min daily since Jan 01, 2003
joaniekay47 Sensation: Mild Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile joaniekay47 since Nov 05, 2007
browncat87 Mouth/throat: none Arms: none Chest: none Legs: none See profile browncat87 since Apr 07, 2007

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.

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Reasons Taken

38 patients in the community are taking or have taken Relaxation Techniques.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
General health	8	21%
Treat my mood condition(s)	6	15%
Other	3	7%
Awakening due to pain	3	7%
Anxiety	2	5%
Support another treatment	2	5%
Stress/anxiety	1	2%
Stiffness/spasticity	1	2%
Memory problems	1	2%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	2%
disease-related symptoms	1	2%
Pain	1	2%
Mobility	1	2%
Treat Parkinson's	1	2%
Emotional lability	1	2%
Slow my MS progress	1	2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Relaxation Techniques.

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0 mcg day	0 day	0 hr none	0 min none	0 other none	0 none	0.14286 hr week	0.28572 intl units week	1 hr day	1 mcg day	1 other day	1 day	2 other day	3.5715 min week	5 other day	15 min day	30 min day
1	2	1	2	3	5	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1

Duration

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

Currently taking Relaxation Techniques

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	8	6	3	8	10

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	50%	1
Moderate	50%	1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

Nyrsaeans

Depression: 2

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 4

Anxiety: 2

Mania: 2

Physical: 2

External Stress: Overwhelming

31 F

Function: High

Distress: Moderate

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by Nyrsaeans
Oct 24, 2008