Chair massage for patients and carers: A pilot service in an outpatient setting of a cancer care hospital

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-142

  Mackereth, Peter ^a   Campbell, Gwynneth ^a   Maycock, Paula ^a   Hennings, Jean ^a   Breckons, Matthew ^b  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Chair massage; Evaluation; Outpatients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CAREGIVER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 41549114941     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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