Effectiveness of CancerGuides®: A study of an integrative cancer care training program for health professionals

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-24

  Staples, Julie K ^a   Wilson, Amy T ^b   Pierce, Beverly ^a   Gordon, James S ^a  

^a The Center for Mind Body Medicine   (United States)

^b GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary therapies; Continuing education; Integrative cancer care; Integrative medicine; Mind body medicine

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; TENSION; AFFECT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIND-BODY AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE;

EID: 33846985310     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735406298145     Document Type: Article

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