Effects of relaxation training on sleep quality and fatigue in patients with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1073-1083

  Demiralp, Meral ^a   Oflaz, Fahriye ^a   Komurcu, Seref ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fatigue; Nurse; Nursing; Relaxation training; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP DISORDER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELAXATION THERAPY; SLEEP DISORDERS; TURKEY;

EID: 77955978742     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03037.x     Document Type: Article

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