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Relaxation training for nursing home patients: suggestions for simplifying and individualizing treatment
Moye J, Hanlon S
Clinical Gerontologist 1996;16(3):37-48
clinical trial
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Thirteen nursing home patients, randomly assigned to a treatment or wait-list control group, completed a course in relaxation training. The goals of the study were to develop a well defined interdisciplinary treatment protocol; to evaluate treatment effectiveness; and to use these results to refine the original treatment protocol for future clinical application. Modest reductions in subjective pain and increments in morale were found in the treatment group as compared to the control group. Individual differences in ability to benefit from the group related to medical and psychiatric diagnoses, but not age. Relaxation training is a useful intervention for nursing home elderly, but treatments need to be simplified and structured for the nursing home population, and tailored to patients' cognitive and psychiatric level.
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