Impact of relaxation training according to Yoga in Daily Life® system on perceived stress after breast cancer surgery

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-26

  Kovačič, Tine ^a   Kovačič, Miha ^b,c  

^a Centre for Education   (Slovenia)

^b TORE STEEL doo   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

breast cancer; experimental repeated measures design; psychological distress; relaxation training; standardized questionnaires; Yoga in Daily Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA;

EID: 79953719411     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735410387418     Document Type: Article

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