J Altern Complement Med
February 2005
Objectives: To assess whether Interactive Guided Imagery (IGI) is helpful to medical patients and to identify factors that contribute to positive outcomes.
Design: A prospective cohort study of 323 medical patients who received 6 IGI sessions on a weekly basis. Patients and practitioners completed questionnaires at the beginning, middle, and end of the 6 IGI sessions.
Objective: To evaluate and describe an integrative medicine clinic including its patients; their presenting problems, medical objectives, treatment recommendations; whether recommendations were recalled and adhered to; and patients' self-reported health outcomes.
Design: A prospective cohort study of 160 new clinic patients were treated using a wide range of integrative medicine therapies. Patients were interviewed at intervals of 1, 3, and 6 months after their initial visit.