Massage therapy: A comfort intervention for cardiac surgery patients

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Anderson, Patricia G ^a,b   Cutshall, Susanne M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cardiac surgery; Massage therapy; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; BACK PAIN; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NECK PAIN; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248332961     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUR.0000270014.97457.d5     Document Type: Review

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