A randomized trial of a cam therapy for stress reduction in American Indian and Alaskan native family caregivers

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 368-377

  Korn, Leslie ^a   Logsdon, Rebecca G ^b   Polissar, Nayak L ^c   Gomez Beloz, Alfredo ^b   Waters, Tiffany ^d   Rÿser, Rudolph ^a  

^a Center for World Indigenous Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Mountain Whisper Light Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Massage; Polarity therapy; Touch therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP PATTERN; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; ALASKA; CAREGIVERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67149099543     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp032     Document Type: Article

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