Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5865322 | Complementary Therapies in Medicine | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
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.
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Authors
Holger Cramer, Romy Lauche, Jost Langhorst, Gustav Dobos, Anna Paul,