Effects of relaxation therapy on psychologic distress and symptom status in older Chinese patients with heart failure

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-437

  Yu, Doris S F ^a   Lee, Diana T F ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese elderly people; Heart failure; Psychologic distress; Relaxation therapy; Symptom control

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HOME MENTAL HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROUSAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947323435     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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