Couples and cancer: Feasibility of brief instruction in massage and touch therapy to build caregiver efficacy

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 147-154

  Collinge, William ^a,g   Kahn, Janet ^b,c   Yarnold, Paul ^d   Bauer Wu, Susan ^e   McCorkle, Ruth ^f  

^a Collinge and Associates ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Massage Therapy Research Consortium   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Energy medicine; Healing touch; Massage; National Cancer Institute; Palliative care; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36348942369     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2007.013     Document Type: Article

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