Reduction in headache patients' medical expenses associated with biofeedback and relaxation treatments

Edward B. Blanchard; James Jaccard; Frank Andrasik; Patricia Guarnieri; Susan E. Jurish

doi:10.1007/BF00998678

Reduction in headache patients' medical expenses associated with biofeedback and relaxation treatments

Edward B. Blanchard, James Jaccard, Frank Andrasik, Patricia Guarnieri, Susan E. Jurish

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	63-68
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biofeedback and Self-Regulation
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00998678
State	Published - Mar 1985

Keywords

biofeedback
cost-effectiveness
headache
medical costs
relaxation

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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