Reduction in headache patients' medical expenses associated with biofeedback and relaxation treatments.
Comparisons are made of self-reported medical costs from a sample of headache patients who underwent various combinations of relaxation training and biofeedback training. The average costs for the 2 years prior to self-regulatory treatment were $955 +/- 480 (3 SEM) for 45 patients; for the 2 years after completing treatment the average costs were $52 +/- 28 (3 SEM) for patients. Within the limitations of the study, medical costs do seem to have been markedly reduced.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012064:Relaxation Therapy