Effectiveness of acupressure for residents of long-term care facilities with insomnia: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 798-805

  Sun, Jia Ling ^a,b   Sung, Mei Sheng ^c   Huang, Mei Yu ^a   Cheng, Guang Chih ^d   Lin, Chia Chin ^b,e  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d St Mary's Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e Wan Fang Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Athens insomnia scale; Insomnia

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPRESSURE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 77955912488     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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