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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Stress 30 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 20 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Treat my mood condition(s) 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Pain 12 1 Efficacy_major
Anxious mood 9 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Awakening due to pain 7 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 112 patients currently using Relaxation Techniques

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 18

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Relaxation Techniques

Initial increase in pain 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Relaxation Techniques. See all 38 dosages ►

  1other as needed 30minutes as needed as needed 1 other daily 1 hr daily 10 min daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 60 min daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 18 Number of Patients: 18 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Relaxation Techniques (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7   Other: 78%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 11%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped using Relaxation Techniques

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Relaxation Techniques

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

Stopped Using Relaxation Techniques

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Relaxation Techniques

Always
 3 16%
Usually
 9 47%
Sometimes
 7 37%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Relaxation Techniques

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 5 26%
A little
 4 21%
Not at all
 9 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Relaxation Techniques

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 10 100%

Report created on May 25, 2012.