Women's experiences as members of attention control and experimental intervention groups in a randomized controlled trial

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 16-31

  Beal, Claudia C ^a   Stuifbergen, Alexa ^a   Volker, Deborah ^a   Becker, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Control groups; Fibromyalgia; Intervention research; Placebo effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SELF CARE; SELF HELP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PLACEBO EFFECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SELF CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WOMEN;

EID: 74549114205     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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