A home study-based spirituality education program decreases emotional distress and increases quality of life - A randomized, controlled trial

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 26-35

  Moritz, Sabine ^a   Quan, Hude ^b   Rickhi, Badri ^a,c   Liu, Mingfu ^d   Angen, Maureen ^e   Vintila, Renata ^a   Sawa, Russell ^b   Soriano, Jeanette ^f   Toews, John ^c  

^a Canadian Institute for Natural and Integrative Medicine   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^e TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^f North West Vein Clinic ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SPIRITUAL HEALING; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALING; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33751107698     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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