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Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study
Introduction. The Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine in Essen utilizes mind/body medical elements in order to empower patients with chronic diseases to better cope with their symptoms and to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This study explored the influence and predictors of a 2-week integra...
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2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3486419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23133499 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/875874 |
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author | Lauche, Romy Cramer, Holger Moebus, Susanne Paul, Anna Michalsen, Andreas Langhorst, Jost Dobos, Gustav |
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description | Introduction. The Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine in Essen utilizes mind/body medical elements in order to empower patients with chronic diseases to better cope with their symptoms and to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This study explored the influence and predictors of a 2-week integrative treatment program on patients' quality of life. Methods. This observational study was conducted with inpatients as part of the quality assurance program. Patients' quality of life, psychological symptoms, and health locus of control were measured on admission and discharge and again 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the factors predicting improved quality of life. Results. Data from 2486 inpatients treated in 2001–2004 were included (80% female, mean age 53.9 ± 14.3 years). Response rates decreased to 50% at 12 months. Small-to-moderate effects were found on patients' quality of life, anxiety, and depression. Patients' internal locus of control significantly increased. Improved quality of life was mainly predicted by lower baseline scores. Conclusion. Results of this study suggest that a 2-week inpatient treatment might sustainably reduce patients' symptoms and increase their quality of life; however, conclusions are only preliminary. More research is needed to enable the effectiveness to be judged conclusively. |
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spelling | pubmed-34864192012-11-06 Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study Lauche, Romy Cramer, Holger Moebus, Susanne Paul, Anna Michalsen, Andreas Langhorst, Jost Dobos, Gustav Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Introduction. The Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine in Essen utilizes mind/body medical elements in order to empower patients with chronic diseases to better cope with their symptoms and to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This study explored the influence and predictors of a 2-week integrative treatment program on patients' quality of life. Methods. This observational study was conducted with inpatients as part of the quality assurance program. Patients' quality of life, psychological symptoms, and health locus of control were measured on admission and discharge and again 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the factors predicting improved quality of life. Results. Data from 2486 inpatients treated in 2001–2004 were included (80% female, mean age 53.9 ± 14.3 years). Response rates decreased to 50% at 12 months. Small-to-moderate effects were found on patients' quality of life, anxiety, and depression. Patients' internal locus of control significantly increased. Improved quality of life was mainly predicted by lower baseline scores. Conclusion. Results of this study suggest that a 2-week inpatient treatment might sustainably reduce patients' symptoms and increase their quality of life; however, conclusions are only preliminary. More research is needed to enable the effectiveness to be judged conclusively. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC3486419/ /pubmed/23133499 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/875874 Text en Copyright © 2012 Romy Lauche et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Lauche, Romy Cramer, Holger Moebus, Susanne Paul, Anna Michalsen, Andreas Langhorst, Jost Dobos, Gustav Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study |
title | Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study |
title_full | Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study |
title_fullStr | Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study |
title_short | Results of a 2-Week Inpatient Stay at the Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine: An Observational Study |
title_sort | results of a 2-week inpatient stay at the department for internal and integrative medicine: an observational study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3486419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23133499 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/875874 |
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