Autogenic training for chronic health conditions: A service evaluation.

evaluation evidence‐based medicine health services research

Journal

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
ISSN: 1365-2753
Titre abrégé: J Eval Clin Pract
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9609066

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 Jun 2024
Historique:
revised: 06 04 2024
received: 07 01 2024
accepted: 07 05 2024
medline: 14 6 2024
pubmed: 14 6 2024
entrez: 14 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Autogenic training (AT) is a structured meditative-style practice, consisting of a sequence of simple mental exercises intended to induce a relaxed state in patients. There is some emerging evidence to suggest that AT can be effective in treating certain chronic conditions, however, further evidence is required. A service evaluation of AT services at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine was conducted to evaluate the impact of AT on patients with chronic conditions. The service evaluation consisted of the completion of validated quantitative outcome measures pre and posttreatment to explore the impact of AT. AT patients were asked to complete the Measure Yourself Medical Outcomes Profile (MYMOP) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at their first hospital appointment (baseline) and then again 8 weeks later following completion of their AT sessions. Pre- and posttreatment scores for each outcome measure were analysed in SPSS using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. One hundred ninety-nine patients completed both initial and follow-up MYMOP forms and were included in the evaluation. The most common presenting complaints for MYMOP symptom 1 were prolonged anxiety/stress and depression (n = 70, 35.2%), chronic pain and migraine headache (n = 44, 22.1%), chronic insomnia and sleep problems (n = 42, 21.1%) and, long-term exhaustion and fatigue (n = 18, 9%). The change in median score pre- and posttreatment for all MYMOP categories (symptoms, activity and well-being) were statistically highly significant p < 0.001. Anxiety, stress, depression, pain and insomnia were the symptoms that had the largest statistically significant difference between the median score pre- and posttreatment. Fifty-five patients completed the PSS questionnaire at two time points (pre- and posttreatment). It showed a highly statistically significant change in PSS median score in patients experiencing stress (p < 0.001). The findings of the evaluation indicate that 8 weeks of AT appears to be effective in improving symptoms of concern to patients and enhancing patients' overall well-being. In particular, AT was found to be beneficial for patients with symptoms of anxiety, stress, depression, pain and insomnia.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Autogenic training (AT) is a structured meditative-style practice, consisting of a sequence of simple mental exercises intended to induce a relaxed state in patients. There is some emerging evidence to suggest that AT can be effective in treating certain chronic conditions, however, further evidence is required. A service evaluation of AT services at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine was conducted to evaluate the impact of AT on patients with chronic conditions.
METHODS METHODS
The service evaluation consisted of the completion of validated quantitative outcome measures pre and posttreatment to explore the impact of AT. AT patients were asked to complete the Measure Yourself Medical Outcomes Profile (MYMOP) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at their first hospital appointment (baseline) and then again 8 weeks later following completion of their AT sessions. Pre- and posttreatment scores for each outcome measure were analysed in SPSS using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
RESULTS RESULTS
One hundred ninety-nine patients completed both initial and follow-up MYMOP forms and were included in the evaluation. The most common presenting complaints for MYMOP symptom 1 were prolonged anxiety/stress and depression (n = 70, 35.2%), chronic pain and migraine headache (n = 44, 22.1%), chronic insomnia and sleep problems (n = 42, 21.1%) and, long-term exhaustion and fatigue (n = 18, 9%). The change in median score pre- and posttreatment for all MYMOP categories (symptoms, activity and well-being) were statistically highly significant p < 0.001. Anxiety, stress, depression, pain and insomnia were the symptoms that had the largest statistically significant difference between the median score pre- and posttreatment. Fifty-five patients completed the PSS questionnaire at two time points (pre- and posttreatment). It showed a highly statistically significant change in PSS median score in patients experiencing stress (p < 0.001).
DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS
The findings of the evaluation indicate that 8 weeks of AT appears to be effective in improving symptoms of concern to patients and enhancing patients' overall well-being. In particular, AT was found to be beneficial for patients with symptoms of anxiety, stress, depression, pain and insomnia.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38873764
doi: 10.1111/jep.14014
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Informations de copyright

© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Nada Abdel Llah Abdullah Shaker (NALA)

Faculty of Sport, Health and Applied Social Sciences, St Mary's University Twickenham, London, UK.

Anne Majumdar (A)

Department of Health Studies, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, United Kingdom.

Nicholas Straiton (N)

Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Jane Bird (J)

Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Stephen Ashby (S)

Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Raj Sharma (R)

Department of Psychological Therapies, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and University of West London, London, UK.

Sherquita Waller (S)

Research Department, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

John Gareth Hughes (JG)

Research Department, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and School of Medicine and Biosciences, University of West London, London, UK.

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