Changes and interactions of flourishing, mindfulness, sense of coherence, and quality of life in patients of a mind-body medicine outpatient clinic

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 154-162

  Gimpel, Christine ^a,b   Von Scheidt, Christel ^b   Jose, Gerald ^a   Sonntag, Ulrike ^c   Stefano, George B ^d   Michalsen, Andreas ^b,c   Esch, Tobias ^a,d,e,f  

^a Robotics Research Lab   (Germany)

^b Immanuel Hospital Berlin   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coherence; Flourishing; Integrative medicine; Mind body medicine; Mindfulness; Outpatient clinic

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSE OF COHERENCE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905049308     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000363784     Document Type: Article

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