The effects of therapist support and treatment presentation on the clinical outcomes of an Internet based applied relaxation program

Internet Interventions

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 289-296

  Alfonsson, Sven ^a   Olsson, Erik ^a   Hursti, Timo ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Internet; Relaxation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 84938688878     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2015.07.005     Document Type: Article

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