Biopsychosocial benefits of movement-based complementary and integrative health therapies for patients with chronic conditions

Chronic Illn. 2020 Mar;16(1):41-54. doi: 10.1177/1742395318782377. Epub 2018 Jun 18.

Authors

Rendelle E Bolton^{1

2}, Gemmae M Fix^{1

3}, Carol VanDeusen Lukas^{3

4}, A Rani Elwy^{3

4}, Barbara G Bokhour^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bedford, USA.
² Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, USA.
³ Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
⁴ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, USA.

PMID: 29914264
DOI: 10.1177/1742395318782377

No abstract available

Keywords: Chronic health conditions; biopsychosocial care; complementary and integrative health; military veterans; qualitative research.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease / psychology
Chronic Disease / therapy
Complementary Therapies / methods*
Female
Focus Groups
Humans
Integrative Medicine / methods*
Male
Pain Management / methods
Qigong
Qualitative Research
Self Efficacy
Tai Ji
Veterans / psychology*
Yoga