Guided imagery for women with interstitial cystitis: Results of a prospective, randomized controlled pilot study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Carrico, Donna J ^f   Peters, Kenneth M ^a,b,c   Diokno, Ananias C ^a,d,e  

^a Department of Medtronic ^*

^b Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^c Advanced Bionics   (United States)

^d Medtronic

^e Allergan   (United States)

^f WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38749119407     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7070     Document Type: Article

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