Psychoeducational interventions to alleviate hot flashes: A systematic review

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 193-202

  Tremblay, Anouk ^a   Sheeran, Lisa ^b   Aranda, Sanchia K ^b,c  

^a Centre hospitalier regional de Trois Rivieres   (Canada)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Education; Hot flashes; Psychological; Relaxation; Vasomotor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38049020523     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31805c08dc     Document Type: Article

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