Health-related control belief and quality of life in chronically ill patients after a behavioral intervention in an integrative medicine clinic--an observational study

Forschende Komplementärmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine
B HoffmannK H Jöckel

Abstract

In 1999 the Clinic for Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine was founded in Essen as a regular part of the German inpatient health care system. Integrative medicine (standard internal medicine, evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine combined with intensified lifestyle modification) aims to help patients with chronic illness to cope with their condition more effectively and to achieve a health-promoting lifestyle. Techniques include cognitive restructuring, the elicitation of the relaxation response, and lifestyle education. The goal is to increase health-related quality of life (QoL) as well as control beliefs and to reduce morbidity in later life. To demonstrate changes in quality of life, lifestyle, and control beliefs after a two-week hospital stay. Uncontrolled prospective observational study with 557 consecutive hospital patients. Outcome parameters were quality of life (SF36), control beliefs (GKU), and daily health-related behavior (nutrition, physical activity, relaxation) on admission, at discharge, as well as 3 and 6 months after discharge. Weekly physical activity increases by 29%, consumption of not recommendable foods decreases by 18%. The majority of patients (57%) engage in relaxation exercise...Continue Reading

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Sep 2, 2014·BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine·Lena Schützler, Claudia M Witt
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