Facing the challenges of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with mindfulness meditation: A pilot study

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 62-69

  Bauer Wu, Susan ^a,c   Sullivan, Amy M ^b   Rosenbaum, Elana ^c   Ott, Mary Jane ^d   Powell, Mark ^d   McLoughlin, Margo ^c   Healey, Martha W ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dana Farber Cancer Institute ^*  (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Brookline Associates in Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Cancer; MBSR; Meditation; Mind body; Mindfulness; Stem cell transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 44949233978     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735408319068     Document Type: Article

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