The effects of warm-water footbath on relieving fatigue and insomnia of the gynecologic cancer patients on chemotherapy

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 454-460

  Yang, Huei Lin ^a   Chen, Xue Ping ^b   Lee, Kwo Chen ^c,d   Fang, Fuei Fen ^d   Chao, Yann Fen ^e  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Fatigue; Gynecological cancer; Insomnia; patients; Warm water footbath

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WARM WATER FOOTBATH; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BATHS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOT; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049527837     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181d761c1     Document Type: Article

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