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Progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery in cancer patients
L Baider1, B Uziely, A K De-Nour
1Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to gather information on the immediate and long-term effects of six sessions of group Progressive Muscle Relaxation with Guided Imagery on the psychological distress of self-referred cancer patients. Patients' psychological distress and coping with cancer were assessed by three self-reports: the Multiple Locus of Control, the Impact of Events Scale (IES), and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Of the 123 patients who started group therapy, 37 dropped out during its course. The 86 patients who completed the intervention showed marked improvement on both BSI and IES, an improvement maintained over the next 6 months in 58 patients who continued assessment through the followup period.
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